Legal Opinion

Peeples v. Yarbrough

Mississippi Supreme Court

Decided September 4, 1985No. 55674PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

475 So.2d 1154 (1985)

Karen W. PEEPLES

v.

William Stephen YARBROUGH.

No. 55674.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

September 4, 1985.

Joe Lee Tennyson, Charleston, for appellant.

D. Donald Musgrove, Smith & Musgrove, Batesville, for appellee.

Before WALKER, HAWKINS and PRATHER, JJ.

PRATHER, Justice, for the Court:

This appeal raises two issues: (1) a pleading procedure inquiry of whether an answer is necessary on a contempt citation and (2) the propriety of restrictions on garnishment rights. Mrs. Karen W. Peeples filed a "motion" for contempt citation for non-payment of child support against her ex-husband,…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Walters v. WaltersMississippi Supreme Court · 1980
  2. Brown v. GillespieMississippi Supreme Court · 1985
  3. Deposit Guar. Nat. Bank v. BiglaneMississippi Supreme Court · 1983

3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Bruce v. BruceMississippi Supreme Court · 1991
  2. Guthrie v. GuthrieMississippi Supreme Court · 1989
  3. Gebetsberger v. EastMississippi Supreme Court · 1993
  4. Caudill v. CaudillCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2001
  5. Jenkins v. JenkinsCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2011

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