Legal Opinion

Brown v. McCoy

Mississippi Supreme Court

Decided August 23, 1978No. 50443PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

JAMES D. HESTER, Commissioner

for the Court:1

Eugene Brown, et al., filed suit in the Circuit Court of Prentiss County against Billy M. McCoy for damages as a result of the traffic death of an eight-year-old child. After trial, the jury returned a verdict for the defendant and the plaintiffs appeal, assigning as errors:(1) The trial court erred in refusing Instructions P-3, P-5 and P-6 requested by appellants.(2) The Court erred in granting Instructions D-3, D-4 and D-6 requested by appel-lee.

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2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Ascher v. Edward Moyse & Co.Mississippi Supreme Court · 1911
  2. Clark v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1972
  3. City of Jackson v. ReedMississippi Supreme Court · 1958
  4. Berry v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1974
  5. Jones v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1973

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Mutual Life Ins. Co. v. Estate of WessonMississippi Supreme Court · 1987
  2. Arant v. HubbardMississippi Supreme Court · 2002
  3. Waste Control, Inc. v. TartMississippi Supreme Court · 1987
  4. Andy Turner Arant, Jr. v. Jerry Lee Hubbard, Jr.Mississippi Supreme Court · 1999

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