Legal Opinion

Mississippi High School Activities Ass'n v. Hattiesburg High School

Mississippi Supreme Court

Decided October 15, 2015No. 2013-CA-01214-SCTPublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

LAMAR, Justice,

for the Court:

¶ 1. Hattiésburg High School (“HHS”) filed á complaint for injunctive relief against the Mississippi High School Activities Association (“MHSAA”), alleging that its decision to declare one of HHS’s students ineligible to participate in athletics was arbitrary and Capricious. The Forrest County Chancery'Court agreed, and it vacated the penalties that MHSAA had imposed against HHS. MHSAA appealed to this Court. Because we find that HHS failed to state'a legally cognizable claim or causé" óf action, we vacate the decisions of the Forrest County 'Chancery Court.

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2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Mississippi High School Activities Ass'n v. Coleman ex rel. LaymonMississippi Supreme Court · 1994
  2. MISSISSIPPI HIGH SCHOOL ACTIVITIES v. FarrisMississippi Supreme Court · 1987
  3. MULTIPLE LISTING SERVICE, ETC. v. Century 21 Cantrell Real Estate, Inc.Mississippi Supreme Court · 1980
  4. Prisock v. PerkinsMississippi Supreme Court · 1999
  5. Corning v. Mississippi Ins. Guar. Ass'nMississippi Supreme Court · 2007

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3Cited by3 opinions

  1. John William Mayton v. Jane OliverCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2017
  2. John William Mayton v. Jane OliverCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2017
  3. Lowry Yarbrough v. Sacred Heart Catholic School of Hattiesburg, Mississippi and Karyn Charles, In Her Capacity as Principal of Sacred Heart Catholic School of Hattiesburg, MississippiCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2025

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