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Lawrence v. Evans

Mississippi Supreme Court

Decided December 12, 1990No. 89-CA-1158PublishedCited by 16 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

573 So.2d 695 (1990)

Ken LAWRENCE

v.

Jessie L. EVANS.

No. 89-CA-1158.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

December 12, 1990.

James W. Craig, Jackson, for appellant.

Edward Blackmon, Jr., Blackmon Blackmon & Evans, Canton, for appellee.

Before DAN M. LEE, P.J., and ROBERTSON and BLASS, JJ.

ROBERTSON, Justice, for the Court.

I

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2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. New York Times Co. v. SullivanSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
  2. Tucker v. Hinds CountyMississippi Supreme Court · 1990
  3. Walton v. BourgeoisMississippi Supreme Court · 1987
  4. City of Mound Bayou v. JohnsonMississippi Supreme Court · 1990
  5. Ferguson v. WatkinsMississippi Supreme Court · 1984

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3Cited by16 opinions

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  5. Samsel v. Desoto County School DistrictDistrict Court, N.D. Mississippi · 2017

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