Legal Opinion

Nobles v. Gregory Cole, Adm'r & Guideone Specialty Mut. Ins. Co. (In Re Ferrell)

Mississippi Supreme Court

Decided August 23, 2018No. 2017-CA-00774-SCTPublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

KING, JUSTICE, FOR THE COURT:

¶ 1. Brian Cole's Estate had a court-approved contingency fee contract with Eugene Tullos, and only Eugene Tullos, to represent the Estate in wrongful death litigation. The Ferrell Group claims that this contract renders it an interested party entitled to notice of the Estate's final accounting under Mississippi Code Section 91-7-295. The trial court found that the Ferrell Group was not an interested party pursuant to the notice statute. Because the Ferrell Group did not probate a claim or have a contract with the Estate, or otherwise show a direct pecuniary…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. McNeil v. HesterMississippi Supreme Court · 2000
  2. Lela Smith Flowers v. Todd A. BoolosMississippi Supreme Court · 2016
  3. Covington v. McDanielCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2013
  4. Garrett v. BohannonMississippi Supreme Court · 1993

3Cited by5 opinions

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  4. Martin Wheelan v. City of Gautier and David A. VindichCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2021
  5. Panola County Tax Assessor, Panola County Tax Collector, Panola County Chancery Clerk, and Panola County, Mississippi v. Oak Investment Co., GJ Tax Sale Properties LLC, and TD Holdings LLCCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2024

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