Legal Opinion

City of Belzoni v. Johnson

Mississippi Supreme Court

Decided September 12, 2013No. 2012-CA-00950-SCTPublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

WALLER, Chief Justice,

for the Court:

¶ 1. Shirley Johnson sued the City of Belzoni and two city employees for employment discrimination and sexual harassment. A Humphreys County jury rendered a verdict in Johnson’s favor, resulting in monetary judgments against each of the three defendants, severally. The defendants appealed, and this Court affirmed the verdict. The City now appeals from the circuit court’s order granting Johnson’s motion to enforce the defendants’ supersedeas bond against the City alone. Finding that the trial court erred in enforcing a deficient supersedeas bond against the…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Burlington Industries, Inc. v. EllerthSupreme Court of the United States · 1998
  2. Leach v. TingleMississippi Supreme Court · 1991
  3. State Highway Com'n v. Patterson Enterprises Ltd.Mississippi Supreme Court · 1993
  4. East Mississippi State Hosp. v. CallensMississippi Supreme Court · 2004
  5. Copeland v. RobertsonMississippi Supreme Court · 1959

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3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Burnham v. BurnhamCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2015
  2. Nolan D. Palmer v. Chuck McRae, Michelle D. Biegel, and Bettie Ruth JohnsonMississippi Supreme Court · 2024
  3. Trotter v. StateCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2014

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