Legal Opinion

Mississippi Power Company v. Brooks

Mississippi Supreme Court

Decided February 24, 1975No. 47895PublishedCited by 28 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

309 So.2d 863 (1975)

MISSISSIPPI POWER COMPANY

v.

Mrs. Sue BROOKS et al.

No. 47895.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

February 24, 1975.

Rehearing Denied April 7, 1975.

Eaton, Cottrell, Galloway & Lang, Ben H. Stone, Gulfport, for appellant.

Cumbest & Cumbest, John L. Hunter, Pascagoula, for appellee.

Before RODGERS, SMITH and SUGG, JJ.

SUGG, Justice, for the Court:

This is an appeal from a judgment rendered by the Circuit Court of George County against Mississippi Power Company in the amount of $500,000.

Mrs. Sue Brooks and her four children filed an action against Mississippi Power Company (MPC), five of…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Greenleaf v. Puget Sound Bridge & Dredging Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1961
  2. Prickett v. Sulzberger & Sons Co.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1916
  3. Crawford v. Duluth, Missabe & Iron Range Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1945
  4. Ingalls Shipbuilding Corporation v. McDougaldMississippi Supreme Court · 1969
  5. Whatley v. Delta Brokerage & Warehouse Co.Mississippi Supreme Court · 1964

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3Cited by28 opinions

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  4. Hartford Acc. & Indem. Co. v. FosterMississippi Supreme Court · 1988
  5. Hester v. BandyMississippi Supreme Court · 1993

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