Legal Opinion
Empire Abrasive Equipment Corp. v. Morgan
Mississippi Supreme Court
Decided May 3, 2012No. Nos. 2010-IA-00247-SCT, 2010-IA-00250-SCT, 2010-IA-00255-SCTPublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CARLSON, PRESIDING Justice, for the Court.
¶ 1. Henry Morgan, Sr., filed a personal-injury suit against eighty-eight defendants, claiming injuries related to silicosis. Morgan, Sr., died while the personal-injury case was pending, and the case eventually was dismissed. More than three years after Morgan, Sr.’s death, his son, Henry Morgan, Jr., filed a wrongful-death suit individually and on behalf of all wrongful-death beneficiaries of Morgan, Sr. The defendants filed a motion for summary judgment based on the running of the statute of limitations. The trial court denied the motion. Because…
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