Legal Opinion
Williams v. Duckett
Mississippi Supreme Court
Decided June 12, 2008No. 2006-CA-01738-SCTPublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DIAZ, Presiding Justice,
for the Court.
STATEMENT OF THE CASE
¶ 1. The Chancery Court of Tishomingo County granted summary judgment in favor of Albert Jermaine Duckett (Albert) and Walter Williams, Jr. (Junior) on their claims against BancorpSouth for allowing their father and former guardian, Walter Williams, Sr. (Walter), to convert the guardianship funds that had been deposited in a BancorpSouth savings account. After conducting a hearing to determine the damages owed by BancorpSouth, the chancery court awarded Albert and Junior $1,770,480.40 in actual damages, punitive damages, attorney’s…
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