Legal Opinion
Mississippi v. Richardson
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided June 1, 1987No. 86-4320PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JERRE S. WILLIAMS, Circuit Judge:
J.W. “Jake” Richardson served as Tax Collector for Hinds County, Mississippi from 1976 to 1980. During his tenure, Richardson failed to collect $401,304.04 in taxes he should have collected. Mississippi’s Auditor of Public Accounts detected the shortage and sued Richardson for the loss on July 30,1982. On October 18, 1982, Richardson signed a consent judgment in which he confessed his liability and agreed to pay the state and county the uncollected $401,304.04 plus interest and penalties of $485,286.14, for a total of $886,590.18.1 *1205Mississippi also brought…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Young v. Travelers Ins. Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1941
- National Life and Acc. Ins. Co. v. MillerMississippi Supreme Court · 1985
- Harris v. American Motorist InsuranceMississippi Supreme Court · 1961
- &198tna Life Ins. Co. v. WalleyMississippi Supreme Court · 1935
- Bolivar County Board of Supervisors v. Forum Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1986
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3Cited by9 opinions
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- Booker Ex Rel. Lloyd's of London v. PetteyMississippi Supreme Court · 2000
- State of Mississippi Ex Rel., Etc., Hinds County v. J.W. "Jake" Richardson v. Forum Insurance Co., Garnishee-Defendant-Appellee. J.W. "Jake" Richardson v. Forum Insurance Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1987
- Palmer v. Security Life Insurance Co. of AmericaDistrict Court, S.D. Mississippi · 2001
- Reliance Insurance v. County Line Place, Inc.District Court, S.D. Mississippi · 1988
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