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In the Matter of the Estate of Gary Wayne Johnson, Deceased: Zoa Ann Manners v. The Estate of Gary Wayne Johnson, Brian Johnson, Richard Wayne Johnson and Steven Howard Johnson

Mississippi Supreme Court

Decided October 2, 2025No. 2023-CT-00823-SCTPublished

In the Matter of the Estate of Gary Wayne Johnson, Deceased: Zoa Ann Manners v. The Estate of Gary Wayne Johnson, Brian Johnson, Richard Wayne Johnson and Steven Howard Johnson; Marshall Chancery Court; LC Case #: 47CH1:22-cv-00360-LL; Ruling Date: 07/25/2023; Ruling Judge: Lawrence Little; Majority Opinion: Branning, J. Disposition: The Judgment of the Court of Appeals is Reversed, and the Judgment of the Chancery Court of Marshall County is Reinstated and Affirmed.

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In the Matter of the Estate of Gary Wayne Johnson, Deceased: Zoa Ann Manners v. The Estate of Gary Wayne Johnson, Brian Johnson, Richard Wayne Johnson and Steven Howard Johnson; Marshall Chancery Court; LC Case #: 47CH1:22-cv-00360-LL; Ruling Date: 07/25/2023; Ruling Judge: Lawrence Little; Majority Opinion: Branning, J. Disposition: The Judgment of the Court of Appeals is Reversed, and the Judgment of the Chancery Court of Marshall County is Reinstated and Affirmed. Appellant taxed with costs of appeal. Votes: Maxwell, Ishee, Griffis and Sullivan, JJ., Concur. Randolph, C.J., Specially…

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IN THE SUPREME COURT OF MISSISSIPPI NO. 2023-CT-00823-SCT IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF GARY WAYNE JOHNSON, DECEASED: ZOA ANN MANNERS v. THE ESTATE OF GARY WAYNE JOHNSON, BRIAN JOHNSON, RICHARD WAYNE JOHNSON AND STEVEN HOWARD JOHNSON ON WRIT OF CERTIORARI DATE OF JUDGMENT: 07/25/2023 TRIAL JUDGE: HON. LAWRENCE LEE LITTLE TRIAL COURT ATTORNEYS: JERRY WESLEY HISAW WILLIAM F. SCHNELLER, JR. COURT FROM WHICH APPEALED: MARSHALL COUNTY CHANCERY COURT ATTORNEY FOR APPELLANT: JERRY WESLEY HISAW ATTORNEY FOR APPELLEES: WILLIAM F. SCHNELLER, JR. NATURE OF THE CASE: CIVIL - WILLS, TRUSTS, AND ESTATES…

2Cases cited30 opinions

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  2. Pitalo v. GPCH-GP, INC.Mississippi Supreme Court · 2006
  3. Mississippi Dept. of Transp. v. JohnsonMississippi Supreme Court · 2004
  4. International Harvester Co. v. Peoples Bank & Trust Co.Mississippi Supreme Court · 1981
  5. Gaston v. MitchellMississippi Supreme Court · 1941

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