Legal Opinion

Curtis Ray McCarty, Jr. v. Arthur Wood, III

Court of Appeals of Mississippi

Decided January 23, 2018No. 2016–CA–00928–COAPublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

WILSON, J., FOR THE COURT:

¶ 1. Curtis Ray McCarty Jr. has thirty to thirty-five acres of land in rural Wayne County, but he has no way to get to it. He used to drive there on a dirt and gravel private road that crossed the lands of neighboring property owners. But in 2004, Arthur Wood III, who owns the property surrounding McCarty's land, put an end to McCarty's use of the road. McCarty sued Wood, and they have been litigating ever since. McCarty first sued Wood in chancery court. Around the time that lawsuit was dismissed with prejudice, McCarty sued Wood in circuit court, but that action…

2Cases cited32 opinions

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  3. State Ex Rel. Moore v. MolpusMississippi Supreme Court · 1991
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