Legal Opinion · Dissent
Chevis v. Mississippi Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance
Court of Appeals of Mississippi
Decided December 13, 2011No. 2010-CA-00861-COAPublished
1DissentRussell, J.
¶ 32. I respectfully dissent because I would find that the circuit court’s judgment was not a final, appealable judgment under Mississippi Rule of Civil Procedure 54(b). Therefore, the appeal should be dismissed for lack of jurisdiction.
¶ 33. Although neither party raised the issue of appellate jurisdiction, “we must address on our own initiative whether the summary-judgment order is final and ap-pealable.” Anderson v. Britton & Koontz Bank, N.A., 55 So.3d 1130, 1131 (¶ 5) (Miss.Ct.App.2011) (citing Miller v. Cont’l Mineral Processing, 39 So.3d 998, 1000-01 (¶ 8) (Miss.Ct.App.2010)). Because…
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