Legal Opinion

H. Lefoldt, Jr. v. Donald Rentfro

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided April 6, 2017No. 16-60491PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

EDITH H. JONES, Circuit Judge:

CERTIFICATE FROM THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT TO THE SUPREME COURT OF MISSISSIPPI, PURSUANT TO MISSISSIPPI RULE OF APPELLATE PROCEDURE 20.

TO THE SUPREME COURT OF MISSISSIPPI AND THE HONORABLE JUSTICES THEREOF:

The above-styled diversity case involves outcome-determinative questions of Mississippi law. We have not been able to identify clear controlling precedents from the Supreme Court of Mississippi that would resolve this case. This Court hereby certifies questions of law to the Supreme Court of Mississippi for instructions concerning…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Pruett v. City of RosedaleMississippi Supreme Court · 1982
  2. Reaves Ex Rel. Rouse v. RandallMississippi Supreme Court · 1998
  3. Jackson v. DaleyMississippi Supreme Court · 1999
  4. Union National Life Ins. Co. v. CrosbyMississippi Supreme Court · 2004
  5. People ex rel. Harris v. RizzoCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2013

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3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Penny Corn v. MS Dept of Public Safety, etCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2020
  2. Johnson v. MillerCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2024
  3. H. Kenneth Lefoldt, Jr v. Donald RentfroMississippi Supreme Court · 2017
  4. Lyon Financial Services, Inc. v. bioMérieux, Inc.District Court, D. Minnesota · 2007
  5. Mathews v. City of Booneville, MississippiDistrict Court, N.D. Mississippi · 2020

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