Legal Opinion

Fason v. Trussell Enterprises, Inc.

Court of Appeals of Mississippi

Decided August 27, 2013No. 2012-CA-01402-COAPublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

JAMES, J.,

for the Court:

¶ 1. Kristina Fason appeals the Webster County Circuit Court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of Trussell Enterprises Inc. and Hugh Trussell1 under the doctrine of res judicata. She asserts several *456issues on appeal, some of which we consolidate and rephrase for clarity: (1) whether Fason’s claims for malicious prosecution, false imprisonment, and abuse of process were compulsory counterclaims in a prior collection suit; (2) whether Fason’s claims were properly barred under the doctrine of res judicata; (3) whether Fason’s claims were barred under the doctrine of…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Nevada v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  2. Hill v. Carroll CountyMississippi Supreme Court · 2009
  3. Scruggs, Millette, Bozeman & Dent, PA v. MERKEL & COCKE, PAMississippi Supreme Court · 2001
  4. FRANKLIN COLLECTION SERVICE, INC. v. StewartMississippi Supreme Court · 2003
  5. Bell v. DixonCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2008

3Cited by4 opinions

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  3. Miles Meek v. Cheyenne Steel, Inc. and American Interstate Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2022
  4. Sandra Jean Oliver v. James C. Oliver, Jr.Court of Appeals of Mississippi · 2019

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