Legal Opinion

Witt v. Mitchell

Mississippi Supreme Court

Decided September 7, 1983No. 53558PublishedCited by 22 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ON PETITION FOR REHEARING

This matter is presented to us by the appellee's petition for rehearing following our decision handed down March 30, 1983. Finding merit in appellee's petition, we hereby withdraw our previous decision and issue this as the opinion of the Court.

This appeal originated in the Chancery Court of Union County wherein Mark Mitchell, appellee, filed his amended petition to notify of heirship in the estate of Frances Mitchell Mayes, deceased. His mother was Gussie Wright, who lived on the estate of George Mitchell. Appellee alleged in his petition that his father was Mark L.…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Trimble v. GordonSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
  2. Pacific States Box & Basket Co. v. WhiteSupreme Court of the United States · 1935
  3. Stewart v. City of PascagoulaMississippi Supreme Court · 1968
  4. Adams v. Board of Sup'rsMississippi Supreme Court · 1936
  5. State Ex Rel. Carr v. the Cabana Terrace, Inc.Mississippi Supreme Court · 1963

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3Cited by22 opinions

  1. Stanton & Associates v. Bryant Const. Co.Mississippi Supreme Court · 1985
  2. Norris v. NorrisMississippi Supreme Court · 1986
  3. Smith v. Fluor Corp.Mississippi Supreme Court · 1987
  4. City of Jackson v. Lakeland LoungeMississippi Supreme Court · 1996
  5. Hertz Commercial Leasing v. MorrisonMississippi Supreme Court · 1990

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