Legal Opinion · Dissent

Nelson v. Bonner

Court of Appeals of Mississippi

Decided October 29, 2002No. 1999-CA-01090-COAPublished

1Dissent

¶ 25. Respectfully, I dissent from the majority's decision and would affirm the chancellor's decision.

¶ 26. This Court follows a limited standard of review when addressing appeals from a chancery court. Reddell v. Reddell,696 So.2d 287, 288 (Miss. 1997). We shall not disturb the findings of a chancellor unless the chancellor was manifestly wrong, clearly erroneous, or there was an application by the chancellor of an erroneous legal standard. Wright v. Roberts, 797 So.2d 992, 997 (¶ 14) (Miss. 2001); Bradford v. Williams, 797 So.2d 352, 354 (¶ 5) (Miss.Ct.App. 2001). This means that great…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Reddell v. ReddellMississippi Supreme Court · 1997
  2. Greenlee v. MitchellMississippi Supreme Court · 1992
  3. Pace v. OwensMississippi Supreme Court · 1987
  4. Wright v. RobertsMississippi Supreme Court · 2001
  5. Bradford v. WilliamsCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2001

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