Legal Opinion

Anderson v. Sills

Mississippi Supreme Court

Decided November 6, 1961No. 42008PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the CourtEthridge, J.

Appellant, Mrs. Yallie Anderson, instituted this suit in damages for personal injuries- in the Circuit Court of Lafayette County, against appellee, William S. Sills. She appeals from a jury verdict for defendant Sills!

The accident occurred on a bridge about six miles north of Oxford on State Highway No. 7, around 3 P. M. on November 21, 1959. It was a clear, dry day. Plaintiff’s husband, Melvin Anderson, was driving their car north on the highway, and plaintiff was sitting to his right. The highway at this point is about twenty feet in width, but the bridge, which is 132 feet 6 inches long,…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Boothe v. Teche Lines, Inc.Mississippi Supreme Court · 1932
  2. Mills v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1957

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Glover v. ReddittMississippi Supreme Court · 1971

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