Legal Opinion

Carlisle v. Allen

Mississippi Supreme Court

Decided July 29, 2010No. 2007-CT-02047-SCTPublished

1Opinion of the Court

40 So.3d 1252 (2010)

Arthur D. CARLISLE, Administrator of the Estate of Charles E. Allen, III, Deceased

v.

Janet Ellen Davis ALLEN.

No. 2007-CT-02047-SCT.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

July 29, 2010.

Michael J. Vallette, Ocean Springs, attorney for appellant.

Joseph Edgar Fillingane, Carol Ann Estes Bustin, Purvis, attorneys for appellee.

EN BANC.

ON WRIT OF CERTIORARI

PIERCE, Justice, for the court:

¶ 1. A divorced couple, Charles Allen and Janet Allen, filed a petition to revoke their divorce. While the petition was pending, Charles died. The chancellor initially quashed the motion. On rehearing, the…

Also in this document: Dissent · Randolph; Dissent · Lamar.

2Cases cited22 opinions

  1. Williams v. North CarolinaSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
  2. Albright v. AlbrightMississippi Supreme Court · 1983
  3. Cummings v. BendermanMississippi Supreme Court · 1996
  4. H & W TRANSFER & CARTAGE SERV. v. GriffinMississippi Supreme Court · 1987
  5. Mississippi Ethics Commission v. GrishamMississippi Supreme Court · 2007

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