Legal Opinion · Dissent

Cassibry v. Cassibry

Mississippi Supreme Court

Decided June 17, 1999No. 98-CA-00562-SCTPublished

1DissentMcRAE, Justice

¶ 19. I dissent. While I agree with this Court’s use of the bright line test of Cook v. Cook, 725 So.2d 205, 206-07 (Miss.1998), and Massingill v. Massingill, 594 So.2d 1173, 1177 (Miss.1992), this case meets such a standard. All pertinent parties were present standing before a judge while a court reporter took down the agreement and acknowledged it. The parties even accepted the record for appeal as correct with the court reporter’s acknowledgment. Given such facts, the record evidences the same as a written document of agreement.

¶ 20. Further, while memorialization is required since the…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Massingill v. MassingillMississippi Supreme Court · 1992
  2. Cook v. CookMississippi Supreme Court · 1998
  3. Taylor v. Firestone Tire and Rubber Co.Mississippi Supreme Court · 1988

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