Turner v. Haynes

PRATHER, Justice,

for the Court:

This appeal requires the Court to interpret Rule 17 of the Mississippi Rules of Civil Procedure, involving the question of real parties in interest. Appellant had her negligence case dismissed when she refused to join her insurance carrier, Blue Cross/Blue Shield, under Rule 17(b), Mississippi Rules of Civil Procedure. From that dismissal, the appellant now perfects this appeal and assigns the following error:

It was reversible error for the circuit court to dismiss this action for refusal of the plaintiff to join Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Mississippi as a…