Legal Opinion

Saxton v. Rose

Mississippi Supreme Court

Decided March 24, 1947No. 36379PublishedCited by 45 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

L. A. Smith, Sr., J.,

delivered the opinion of the court.

Steve Saxton was killed in'the wreck of a truck between Tchula and Yazoo City on August 22, 1945. The truck was owned by appellee Bose and driven by appellee Eldridge. The widow of the deceased brought suit against them both for herself and her two daughters, as their next friend, she and they being the sole heirs-at-law of ¡Steve Saxton.

The declaration charged negligence of appellees in two •counts, as the proximate cause of the death of their deceased. The first count charged that appellee Eldridge, with the permission of appellee…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Chapman v. PowersMississippi Supreme Court · 1928
  2. Schubring v. WeggenWisconsin Supreme Court · 1940
  3. McDonald v. Wilmut Gas & Oil Co.Mississippi Supreme Court · 1937
  4. Watson v. HolemanMississippi Supreme Court · 1934

3Cited by45 opinions

  1. Little v. Liquid Air Corp.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1994
  2. Schiller v. RiceTexas Supreme Court · 1952
  3. McDaniel v. RitterMississippi Supreme Court · 1989
  4. Hill v. DunawayMississippi Supreme Court · 1986
  5. Munford, Inc. v. PetersonMississippi Supreme Court · 1979

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