Legal Opinion
Byrd v. Matthews
Mississippi Supreme Court
Decided November 28, 1990No. 07-CA-58754PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
571 So.2d 258 (1990)
Patricia W. BYRD
v.
Bobby Glen MATTHEWS and Allstate Insurance Co.
No. 07-CA-58754.
Supreme Court of Mississippi.
November 28, 1990.
Claude W. Milstead, Jack R. Davis, Jackson, for appellant.
Mildred M. Morris, Steen Reynolds Dalehite & Currie, Jimmie B. Reynolds, Jr., Steen Reynolds Firm, Jackson, John C. McLaurin, McLaurin & McLaurin, Brandon, for appellee.
EN BANC.
PRATHER, Justice, for the Court:
I. INTRODUCTION
A
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