Legal Opinion
Williams v. Farmer
Mississippi Supreme Court
Decided July 1, 2004No. 2002-CA-02094-SCTPublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
876 So.2d 300 (2004)
Derrick WILLIAMS
v.
Lisa N. FARMER.
No. 2002-CA-02094-SCT.
Supreme Court of Mississippi.
July 1, 2004.
Michael Elias Winfield, Attorney for Appellant.
Omar Lamont Nelson, Dennis C. Sweet, III, Jackson, Attorneys for Appellee.
Before WALLER, P.J., CARLSON and DICKINSON, JJ.
DICKINSON, Justice, for the Court.
¶ 1. This is a case in which a father seeks to recover half the proceeds paid in settlement of the claim for the wrongful death of his illegitimate daughter. Our decision is controlled by statute, which precludes recovery by the father for the death of his illegitimate child.
¶ 2.…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- City of Natchez, Miss. v. SullivanMississippi Supreme Court · 1992
- Wilbourn v. HobsonMississippi Supreme Court · 1992
- Allgood v. BradfordMississippi Supreme Court · 1985
- In Re Estate of PooleIllinois Supreme Court · 2003
- Estate of Patterson v. PattersonMississippi Supreme Court · 2001
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3Cited by6 opinions
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- In Re Estate of RichardsonMississippi Supreme Court · 2005
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- Mississippi Ethics Commission v. Dennis C. GrishamMississippi Supreme Court · 2006
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