Legal Opinion
TIPPS TOOL CO. v. Holifield
Mississippi Supreme Court
Decided November 9, 1953No. 38850PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtKyle, J.
Lavon Holifield, as plaintiff, brought this action in the Circuit Court of Jones County against Tipps Tool Company, a corporation, and A. L. Lowery, defendants, to recover damages for an alleged slander. The trial resulted in a verdict and judgment for the plaintiff in the sum of $10,000 against both defendants. From that judgment the defendants prosecute this appeal.
The appellant, Tipps Tool Company, owned and operated a large foundry and tool works business in the City of Laurel. A. L. Lowery was the appellant’s welding and fabricating foreman. The company employed between 10 and 50 men.…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Louisiana Oil Corp. v. RennoMississippi Supreme Court · 1934
- Montgomery Ward & Co. v. SkinnerMississippi Supreme Court · 1946
- Scott-Burr Stores Corp. v. EdgarMississippi Supreme Court · 1938
- Bell v. MorrisonMississippi Supreme Court · 1854
- Interstate Co. v. GarnettMississippi Supreme Court · 1929
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3Cited by11 opinions
- John L. Brewer v. Memphis Publishing Company, Inc., Anita W. Brewer v. Memphis Publishing Company, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
- Richard GARZIANO, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. E.I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS & CO., Defendant-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1987
- Downtown Grill, Inc. v. ConnellMississippi Supreme Court · 1998
- Harrah's Vicksburg Corp. v. PennebakerMississippi Supreme Court · 2001
- Krebs v. McNealMississippi Supreme Court · 1955
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