Legal Opinion
Wayne Cooper v. Sea West Mechanical, Inc.
Court of Appeals of Mississippi
Decided May 9, 2017No. 2015-CA-01710-COAPublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LEE, C.J.,
FOR THE COURT:
¶ 1. In this appeal concerning a wrongful death, we must determine whether the trial court erred in granting Sea West Mechanical Inc.’s motion for summary judgment. Finding no error, we affirm.
PROCEDURAL HISTORY
¶2. On August 7, 2014, Mary Horton Cooper stopped her vehicle on Highway 84 in Lawrence County, Mississippi. 1 She was standing at the rear of her vehicle when she was struck by Zachary Savoie. Cooper died at the scene. Her wrongful-death beneficiaries (collectively “Cooper”) filed suit in the Lawrence County Circuit Court against Savoie; Fleisha Sanford,…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Karpinsky v. American National Insurance Co.Mississippi Supreme Court · 2013
- Holliday v. Pizza Inn, Inc.Mississippi Supreme Court · 1995
- Aaron L. Thomas v. David M. CookCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2015
- Mississippi Power & Light Co. v. LaneyMississippi Supreme Court · 1963
3Cited by3 opinions
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- Tristan Fisher, Verity Smith Germenis, Individually and as Administratrix of The Estate of Daniel J. Germenis, and as Beneficiary Under the Mississippi Wrongful Death Act of the State of Mississippi, Gabriel Salvador and Dana Le v. All About Painting and Cleaning, Inc.Court of Appeals of Mississippi · 2025
- Valerie Terpening, Individually, and as Guardian and Next Friend of D.L., a Minor, and as Administratrix of The Estate of Ginger Callegan, and on behalf of all Wrongful Death Beneficiaries v. F.L. Crane & Sons, Inc.Court of Appeals of Mississippi · 2022