Legal Opinion
Clark v. Columbus & Greenville Ry. Co.
Mississippi Supreme Court
Decided July 31, 1985No. 54922PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
473 So.2d 947 (1985)
Alyce R. CLARK
v.
COLUMBUS & GREENVILLE RAILWAY COMPANY, et al.
No. 54922.
Supreme Court of Mississippi.
July 31, 1985.
Douglas J. Smith, Jr., Robertshaw, Terney & Noble, Greenville, for appellant.
Howard Q. Davis, Jr., Clark, Davis & Belk, Indianola, for appellee.
Before ROY NOBLE LEE, P.J., and DAN M. LEE and ROBERTSON, JJ.
ROBERTSON, Justice, for the Court:
This appeal arises out of a wrongful death action in the Circuit Court of Sunflower County and presents a rather novel theory as to why an unsuccessful plaintiff should get a second bite at the apple. The plaintiff/appellant…
2Cases cited15 opinions
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- Gulf, M. N.R. Co. v. HolifieldMississippi Supreme Court · 1929
- Greco v. 7-Up Bottling Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1960
- Danner v. Mid-State Paving Co.Mississippi Supreme Court · 1965
- S. & F. Dorr & Co. v. WatsonMississippi Supreme Court · 1854
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3Cited by27 opinions
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- Ricardo Trevino v. Union Pacific Railroad Company and Missouri Pacific Railroad CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1990
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