Legal Opinion

Fleming v. Floyd

Mississippi Supreme Court

Decided November 29, 2007No. 2005-CT-00042-SCTPublishedCited by 14 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ON WRIT OF CERTIORARI

¶ 1. Elizabeth M. Fleming sued Brandy M. Thomas Floyd in the Jackson County Circuit Court, alleging that Floyd's negligence caused an accident resulting in injuries and damages to Fleming. A jury trial resulted in a verdict in favor of Floyd. Fleming appealed to this Court, and we assigned the case to the Court of Appeals. Finding that the jury gave too much weight to a police accident report while disregarding the testimony of Fleming's expert witness, the Court of Appeals reversed the final judgment of the Jackson County Circuit Court in favor of Floyd and remanded this…

2Cases cited19 opinions

  1. Tibbs v. FloridaSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
  2. Daniels v. GNB, Inc.Mississippi Supreme Court · 1993
  3. Bobby Kitchens v. Miss. Ins. Guar. Ass'nMississippi Supreme Court · 1989
  4. Jackson v. GriffinMississippi Supreme Court · 1980
  5. Herrington v. SpellMississippi Supreme Court · 1997

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3Cited by14 opinions

  1. Causey v. SandersMississippi Supreme Court · 2008
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  3. Banks v. LockhartCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2013
  4. Beverly Knight v. W. Craig ClarkCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2019
  5. Fleming v. FloydMississippi Supreme Court · 2007

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