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Kathy May Huber v. Cecilia Eubanks

Mississippi Supreme Court

Decided February 12, 2015No. 2012-CT-00030-SCTPublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ON WRIT OF CERTIORARI

DICKINSON, Presiding Justice, for the Court:

¶ 1. Attorneys representing the admin-istratrix of an estate settled wrongful-death claims under two insurance policies without filing a wrongful-death lawsuit. The proceeds of the settlement of the first policy were distributed equally to the wrongful-death beneficiaries. The attorneys submitted the proceeds of the second policy to the chancery court and moved for an unequal distribution, arguing that two half-siblings should recover nothing or, if allowed to recover, less than the three other claimants.

¶ 2. The chancellor…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Lorillard v. PonsSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
  2. Helvering v. HallockSupreme Court of the United States · 1940
  3. Caves v. YarbroughMississippi Supreme Court · 2008
  4. Tupelo Redevelopment Agency v. Gray Corp.Mississippi Supreme Court · 2007
  5. Long v. McKinneyMississippi Supreme Court · 2004

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Cecilia Eubanks v. Kathy May HuberMississippi Supreme Court · 2018
  2. Cecilia Eubanks v. Kathy May HuberMississippi Supreme Court · 2018
  3. Cecilia Eubanks v. Kathy May HuberMississippi Supreme Court · 2018
  4. In the Matter of the Estate of Lester Randle, Deceased: Tumika Randle Webber and Sylvester Randle v. Dorothy Meeks RandleMississippi Supreme Court · 2022

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