Legal Opinion

Rains v. Gardner

Mississippi Supreme Court

Decided January 28, 1999No. 95-CT-00906-SCTPublishedCited by 96 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

731 So.2d 1192 (1999)

Hazel RAINS

v.

Ginger GARDNER and Tina Clark.

No. 95-CT-00906-SCT.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

January 28, 1999.

Wayne Hynum, Hattiesburg, Attorney for Appellant.

Arlo Temple, Meridian, Attorney for Appellees.

EN BANC.

ON PETITION FOR WRIT OF CERTIORARI

MILLS, Justice, for the Court:

¶ 1. Hazel Rains filed a personal injury action against Ginger Gardner and Tina Clark on a premises liability and negligence theory. At the request of counsel for Rains, no process was issued until 6 months later, and then only for Gardner. Upon being served, Gardner filed a motion to dismiss for…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. George Kersh v. Norman DerozierCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1988
  2. Douglas E. Baker v. Larry RaulieCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1989
  3. Mladinich v. KohnMississippi Supreme Court · 1964
  4. Watters v. StriplingMississippi Supreme Court · 1996
  5. Joseph P. Cange, Cross-Appellant v. Stotler and Company, Cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1990

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3Cited by96 opinions

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