Legal Opinion
Myers v. Mississippi Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Co.
Court of Appeals of Mississippi
Decided August 3, 1999No. 1998-CA-01251-COAPublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
IRVING, J., for the Court:
¶ 1. Johnnie Ruth Myers filed a wrongful death suit against Marcus Fears and Ivory and Ernestine Bew (the “Bews”). Myers obtained a summary judgment against Marcus Fears. Consequently, Mississippi Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Company (“Farm Bureau”) filed a complaint for declaratory judgment asking the court to determine the rights, status, duties and liabilities of Farm Bureau under the Bews’ homeowners insurance policy. Subsequently, Myers filed in the declaratory judgment action a counterclaim for bad faith, breach of contract and civil conspiracy against Farm…
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- Davidson v. DavidsonMississippi Supreme Court · 1995
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