Legal Opinion

Askew v. Askew

Mississippi Supreme Court

Decided August 7, 1997No. 94-CA-00629-SCTPublishedCited by 32 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

699 So.2d 515 (1997)

John J. ASKEW

v.

Rebecca Wilkinson ASKEW.

No. 94-CA-00629-SCT.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

August 7, 1997.

Stephen L. Beach, III, Beach Luckett & Ross, Jackson, for appellant.

Cynthia Stewart, Thomas E. Royals & Associates, Jackson, for appellee.

En Banc.

BANKS, Justice, for the Court:

¶ 1. This case presents the question whether and when Rule 60(b) of the Mississippi Rules of Civil Procedure may be used to set aside an agreed judgment in a divorce case concerning custody and support. We conclude that while the trial court may have misspoken concerning the general availability of…

Also in this document: Dissent.

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Stringfellow v. StringfellowMississippi Supreme Court · 1984
  2. Nichols v. TedderMississippi Supreme Court · 1989
  3. Crow v. CrowMississippi Supreme Court · 1993
  4. Clarke v. BurkleCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1978
  5. McFadden v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1991

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3Cited by32 opinions

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  4. Moore v. JacobsMississippi Supreme Court · 1999
  5. Montgomery v. MontgomeryMississippi Supreme Court · 2000

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