Legal Opinion
Ellisville State School v. Merrill
Mississippi Supreme Court
Decided February 4, 1999No. 97-IA-01236-SCTPublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
STATEMENT OF THE CASE
¶ 1. The Appellants, Ellisville State School (or "School") and Mississippi Department of Mental Health (hereinafter jointly as the "State"), come before this Court appealing an order of the Circuit Court of Jones County which denied the State's motion to dismiss a defamation action brought against it by the Appellee, Ernestine Merrill (or "Merrill").
¶ 2. On October 2, 1995, the Ellisville State School, an arm of the Mississippi Department of Mental Health, published a letter about Merrill that she claimed was libelous. The letter was posted at several locations throughout…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Forman v. Mississippi Publishers Corp.Mississippi Supreme Court · 1943
- City of Jackson v. LumpkinMississippi Supreme Court · 1997
- Staheli v. SmithMississippi Supreme Court · 1989
- L. Cohen & Co., Inc. v. Dun & Bradstreet, Inc.District Court, D. Connecticut · 1986
- McCarlie v. AtkinsonMississippi Supreme Court · 1900
3Cited by11 opinions
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- Hudson v. PalmerCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2007
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