Legal Opinion

Jackson v. Leggett

Mississippi Supreme Court

Decided May 29, 1939No. 33706PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtMcG-owen, J.

The appellant, who was employed by the appellee, Leggett, a dentist, sued him for damages, alleging that while she was in his office he wilfully and unlawfully struck a violent blow on her mouth with his fist, loosening her teeth, cutting both upper and lower lips; and accompanied said wilful and wanton conduct with vile and opprobrious epithets.

Appellant testified on the trial that on the day of the assault and battery, about. 2:30 in the afternoon, she left the office of Dr. Leggett to go to the rest room; that she met Mr. Frank Folmar and Miss Geneva Grafton at the head of the stairway and…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Jefferson Standard Life Ins. v. JefcoatsMississippi Supreme Court · 1932
  2. King v. KingMississippi Supreme Court · 1931
  3. Herndon v. HendersonMississippi Supreme Court · 1868
  4. Godfrey v. Meridian Light & Railway Co.Mississippi Supreme Court · 1911
  5. Mahaffey Co. v. Russell & ButlerMississippi Supreme Court · 1911

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Mallett v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1992
  2. Puckett MacHinery Co. v. EdwardsMississippi Supreme Court · 1994
  3. Hunt v. SherrillMississippi Supreme Court · 1943
  4. Hatcher v. DanielsMississippi Supreme Court · 1956
  5. Lipnick v. New York Life Ins. Co.Mississippi Supreme Court · 1951

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