Legal Opinion
Jackson v. Peoples Bank
Court of Appeals of Mississippi
Decided March 16, 2004No. 2002-CA-01484-COAPublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PROCEDURAL HISTORY
¶ 1. In this adverse possession case, the Peoples Bank and Trust Company and Trustee Jameson Rogers filed a complaint on behalf of the Octavia Evans Rogers Chafin Trust (Rogers). Therein Rogers sought to establish title to certain real property by adverse possession and to recover damages for the unlawful cutting of timber from this property.
¶ 2. After a four-day trial, the chancellor awarded title of the ten and one-half acres of property to Rogers. The chancellor, pursuant to Mississippi Code Annotated Section 95-5-10 (Rev. 1994), also awarded Rogers damages for the timber…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- McNeil v. HesterMississippi Supreme Court · 2000
- Johnson v. BlackMississippi Supreme Court · 1985
- Rice v. PritchardMississippi Supreme Court · 1992
- Kayser v. DixonMississippi Supreme Court · 1975
- People's Realty & Development Corp. v. SullivanMississippi Supreme Court · 1976
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3Cited by9 opinions
- Wicker v. HarveyCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2006
- Blackburn v. WongMississippi Supreme Court · 2004
- Estate of Burgess Ex Rel. Burgess v. TrotterCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2008
- Harrison v. RobertsCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2008
- Mapp v. ChambersCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2010
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