Legal Opinion

Rogers v. Ernest Ford

Court of Appeals of Mississippi

Decided March 15, 2011No. 2009-CA-01933-COAPublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ISHEE, J.,

for the Court:

¶ 1. Josie Rogers, acting individually and as conservator for Chester Rogers, appeals a judgment of the Circuit Court of Adams County, which granted summary judgment in favor of Ernest Ford Jr. Rogers now appeals claiming the circuit court erred in granting summary judgment. Finding no error, we affirm.

FACTS

¶ 2. The undisputed facts and circumstances surrounding this case involve a large pecan tree located on Ford’s property which uprooted and fell on Rogers’s garage. Prior to the uprooting of the tree, E.D. Jennings was hired by Ford to cut and trim some limbs from…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Mozingo v. ScharfMississippi Supreme Court · 2002
  2. Buckingham v. ElliottMississippi Supreme Court · 1884
  3. Owens v. ThomaeCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2005

3Cited by4 opinions

  1. William Blackwell v. William LucasCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2018
  2. Martha Murrell v. Jeanette BrownCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2016
  3. Martha Murrell v. Jeanette BrownCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2016
  4. William Blackwell v. William LucasCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2018

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