Legal Opinion
Perkins v. Thompson
Mississippi Supreme Court
Decided February 9, 1989No. 59381PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
ON EMERGENCY MOTION TO GRANT A STAY OF EXECUTION PENDING REVIEW OF A CONTESTED SUPER-SEDEAS BOND
PRATHER, Justice,
for the Court:
This appeal addresses for the first time an interpretation of Mississippi Supreme Court Rule 8 relating to a stay of judgment pending appeal under a supersedeas bond.
The merits of this case concern the distribution of the estate of Robert Taylor, deceased. Joyce Perkins claimed to be the illegitimate child of the deceased. From a judgment against her in the Chancery Court of Warren County she attempted to perfect an appeal before this Court. A dispute arose over the…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Newell v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1975
- Ricci v. Bove's EstateSupreme Court of Vermont · 1950
- In Re Estate of WatkinsSupreme Court of Vermont · 1944
- Aetna Ins. v. RobertsonMississippi Supreme Court · 1921
- Stewart v. Mississippi State Highway CommissionMississippi Supreme Court · 1939
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3Cited by1 opinion
- In Re Estate of TaylorMississippi Supreme Court · 1989