Legal Opinion
Ayers v. Petro
Mississippi Supreme Court
Decided July 21, 1982No. 53181PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
417 So.2d 912 (1982)
Carol S. AYERS and Richard J. Ayers
v.
J. Michael PETRO.
No. 53181.
Supreme Court of Mississippi.
July 21, 1982.
George M. Quin, Gulfport, for appellants.
Herbert W. Wilson, Gulfport, for appellee.
Before SUGG, P.J., and ROY NOBLE LEE and DAN M. LEE, JJ.
SUGG, Presiding Justice, for the Court:
The principal question in this case is whether a deed to a husband and wife conveying the property to them, "as joint tenants, not as tenants in common, but with the right of survivorship in each upon the death of either," created a joint tenancy or a tenancy by entirety.
This appeal is from a…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Robinson v. LewisMississippi Supreme Court · 1890
- Hemingway v. ScalesMississippi Supreme Court · 1868
- Walker v. WilliamsMississippi Supreme Court · 1904
- McDuff v. BeauchampMississippi Supreme Court · 1874
- Cuevas v. CuevasMississippi Supreme Court · 1966
11 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by20 opinions
- Merchants National Bank, Vicksburg, Ms, Plaintiff-Appellee-Appellant-Cross v. Southeastern Fire Insurance Co., Inc. And American Security Insurance Co., Inc., Defendants-Third Party Defendants-Appellees-Cross v. The Bossier City Bank & Trust Co., Defendant-Third Party John Barlow, Plaintiff-Appellee-Appellant v. American Security Insurance Co., Defendant-Third Party v. The Bossier City Bank & Trust Co., Defendant-Third Party v. Edna Earl Barlow, Defendant-Third Party Appellee-Appellant. Vicksburg Small Business Investment Co. v. American Security Insurance Co., Defendants-Third Party-Defendants v. The Bossier City Bank & Trust Co., Defendant-Third PartyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1985
- Darryl F. Bryant, Sr. v. Darryl F. Bryant, Jr.Tennessee Supreme Court · 2017
- Bradley v. Armstrong Rubber CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1997
- Bradley v. Armstrong Rubber Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1998
- Matter of Estate of ChildressMississippi Supreme Court · 1991
15 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.