Legal Opinion
City of Jackson v. Wallace
Mississippi Supreme Court
Decided May 20, 1940No. 33847PublishedCited by 38 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Ethridge J.,
delivered the opinion of the court.
The appellee, plaintiff in the court below, brought a suit in the Circuit Court of Walthall county against the Mississippi Power & Light Company, having a power line in Walthall county; and also against the city of Jackson, a municipal corporation in Hinds county, Mississippi, for a personal injury sustained in Jackson, where the Mississippi Power & Light Company has its principal place of business.
There was a plea to the jurisdiction of the Circuit Court of Walthall county as to the city of Jackson, in which it was set up that the city was a…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Potter v. Fidelity & Deposit Co.Mississippi Supreme Court · 1911
- Josselyn v. StoneMississippi Supreme Court · 1855
- Furlong v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1881
- Hollman v. BennetMississippi Supreme Court · 1870
- Oliver v. LoyeMississippi Supreme Court · 1881
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3Cited by38 opinions
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- Wayne General Hosp. v. HayesMississippi Supreme Court · 2004
- Munford, Inc. v. PetersonMississippi Supreme Court · 1979
- Williams v. City of Lake CitySupreme Court of Florida · 1953
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