Legal Opinion · Dissent

Christmas v. Exxon Mobil Corp.

Mississippi Supreme Court

Decided May 15, 2014No. 2011-CT-01311-SCTPublished

1Dissent

CHANDLER, JUSTICE,

dissenting:

¶ 13. I respectfully dissent. In reviewing the grant of a motion for summary judgment, this Court is required to consider the evidence in the light most favorable to the nonmovants. So considered, the evidence created a genuine issue as to whether the alligators were “wild,” as held by the majority, or whether they had been reduced to possession such that Exxon could be liable for maintaining a nuisance. The Court of Appeals correctly reversed the trial court’s grant of summary judgment. I would affirm the judgment of the Court of Appeals and remand this case for…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Brown v. Credit Center, Inc.Mississippi Supreme Court · 1983
  2. Leaf River Forest Products, Inc. v. FergusonMississippi Supreme Court · 1995
  3. Comet Delta, Inc. v. Pate Stevedore Co.Mississippi Supreme Court · 1988
  4. Sickman v. United States (Two Cases). Ryal v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1950
  5. City of Oxford v. SpearsMississippi Supreme Court · 1956

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