Legal Opinion
Speed v. Scott
Mississippi Supreme Court
Decided April 26, 2001No. 1998-CT-01520-SCTPublishedCited by 79 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
787 So.2d 626 (2001)
Harold SPEED
v.
Robert E. SCOTT.
No. 1998-CT-01520-SCT.
Supreme Court of Mississippi.
April 26, 2001.
Walter William Dukes, Gulfport, Attorney for Appellant.
T. Mack Brabham, McComb, Attorney for Appellee.
EN BANC.
PITTMAN, Chief Justice, for the Court:
¶ 1. Presiding Judge Leslie H. South-wick of the Court of Appeals has written an extensive and well-researched opinion which we hereby largely incorporate as the opinion of this Court.
¶ 2. Robert E. Scott was called a "liar and thief" by Harold Speed. The assertions occurred over a thirty-day period at four meetings of the volunteer…
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