Legal Opinion
Farmer v. State for Use of Russell
Mississippi Supreme Court
Decided April 25, 1955No. 39630PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHall, J.
Mrs. Velma Russell brought this suit in the name of the State for her use against Charles Emerson Farmer, United States Fidelity and Guaranty Company, and Russell Scoffield, seeking damages for the death of her husband, Charles F. Russell. Farmer was Sheriff of Lowndes County, the guaranty company was surety on his official bond in the amount of $20,000.00, and Scoffield was alleged to be an employee of the Sheriff in charge of prisoners, the common denomination of his po sition being that of jailer. It was charged that Russell was committed to the Lowndes County jail on June 11, 1953, to…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- State ex rel. Tyler v. GobinU.S. Circuit Court for the District of Indiana · 1899
- Asher v. CabellCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1892
- Clark v. KellyWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1926
- State Ex Rel. Russell v. McRaeMississippi Supreme Court · 1934
- State ex rel. Fairhaven Land Co. v. CheethamWashington Supreme Court · 1897
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3Cited by31 opinions
- Minneci v. PollardSupreme Court of the United States · 2012
- Marvin Jones, on His Own Behalf and on Behalf of Those Similarly Situated v. Fred R. DiamondCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
- Katie Ruth Anderson v. J. J. Nosser, James Bradley v. J. J. NosserCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1971
- William Hardin Bogard, Jr. v. Thomas D. Cook, Former Superintendent of the Mississippi State PenitentiaryCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978
- Marvin Jones, on His Own Behalf and on Behalf of Those Similarly Situated v. Fred R. Diamond, Etc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1979
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