Legal Opinion

Burgess v. Trotter

Court of Appeals of Mississippi

Decided March 18, 2003No. 2001-CA-01098-COAPublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION ON MOTION FOR REHEARING1

SOUTHWICK, P.J.,

for the Court.

¶ 1. H. Aex Trotter filed a complaint in the Hinds County Chancery Court against adjoining landowners to quiet and remove clouds on title to real property. A counterclaim that their own title be quieted was filed by the defendants, Francis N. Burgess, Sr., Francis N. Burgess, Jr. and Lula Burgess. The chancellor ruled for Trotter on most of the disputed property, and also determined the location of a 140-yard strip of land. The Burgesses appeal. We find that the chancellor’s decision and our initial opinion left undetermined the…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Rice v. PritchardMississippi Supreme Court · 1992
  2. McCoy v. McCoyMississippi Supreme Court · 1992
  3. Murray v. PayneMississippi Supreme Court · 1983
  4. Lee Hawkins Realty, Inc. v. MossCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 1998
  5. Culbertson v. Dixie Oil Co.Mississippi Supreme Court · 1985

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. PRECISION COMMUNICATIONS, INC. v. Hinds CountyCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2011
  2. Estate of Burgess Ex Rel. Burgess v. TrotterCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2008
  3. Francis N. Burgess, Sr. v. H. Alex TrotterCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2018
  4. Francis N. Burgess, Sr. v. H. Alex TrotterCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2018

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