Legal Opinion
Jones v. Lovett
Court of Appeals of Mississippi
Decided February 1, 2000No. 98-CA-00420-COAPublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
¶ 1. This appeal arises from the Circuit Court of Jasper County's dismissal of a complaint filed by Willie Mae Patterson Jones, et al., (hereinafter "Jones"). The Honorable Robert G. Evans ordered the complaint dismissed with prejudice because Jones failed to file the complaint before the statute of limitation ran on the statutory cause of action. Jones filed a motion for additional time in which to amend the complaint to allow a common law basis for recovery. Judge Evans heard arguments for Jones's motion for additional time and denied it. Instead, Judge Evans granted Jones's request for…
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- Frank v. DoreMississippi Supreme Court · 1994
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