Legal Opinion
Mary Elizabeth Brewer Jackson v. James E. Reed
Court of Appeals of Mississippi
Decided October 4, 2016No. 2014-CA-00971-COAPublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LEE, C.J.,
FOR THE COURT:
¶ 1. This case concerns the appointment of James E. Reed as conservator over Mary .Elizabeth Brewer Jackson’s person and estate.
PROCEDURAL HISTORY AND FACTS
¶ 2. On July 3, 2012, Jackson, who was ninety-three years old at the time, executed a power of attorney naming Reed to act on her behalf. The document also authorized Reed to make health-care decisions. Jackson’s husband, Rightor, had died in 2009, and Jackson subsequently moved to Inverness, Mississippi, to be near family, including Reed and his wife, Carolyn. Reed was Jackson’s nephew. Jackson also had another…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Ravenstein v. RavensteinMississippi Supreme Court · 2014
- Butler v. BrantleyMississippi Supreme Court · 2004
- C.M. v. R.D.H.Court of Appeals of Mississippi · 2007
- Ellis v. TurnerCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2009
- In Re Conservatorship of HesterCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2008
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3Cited by2 opinions
- In the Matter of the Conservatorship of Johnnie E. Walls, Jr.: Dorothy Walls v. Elizabeth Walls and Anika WallsCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2021
- Thomas C. Smith a/k/a Thomas Carey Smith v. State of MississippiCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2020