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Tattis v. Karthans

Mississippi Supreme Court

Decided November 18, 1968No. 45046PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

215 So.2d 685 (1968)

Ellen Anthony TATTIS

v.

N.A. (Nick) KARTHANS and Alec Dennery.

No. 45046.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

November 18, 1968.

Bernard W.N. Chill, Jackson, for appellant.

Dan M. Lee, Ray, Lee & Moore, Jackson, for appellees.

JONES, Justice.

This is a case filed in the Circuit Court of the First Judicial District of Hinds County, Mississippi, seeking to recover damages under the provisions of our "Actionable Word Statute." A demurrer to the declaration, on the ground "That the alleged statements contained in the amended declaration are not actionable under Section 1059 of the…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Mitchell v. CraftMississippi Supreme Court · 1968
  2. Chaffin v. LynchSupreme Court of Virginia · 1887
  3. Chaffin v. LynchSupreme Court of Virginia · 1888
  4. Barger v. HoodWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1920
  5. Davis v. HeflinSupreme Court of Virginia · 1921

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3Cited by6 opinions

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  3. Satcher v. WiserMississippi Supreme Court · 1986
  4. Diamond Multimedia Systems, Inc. v. Superior CourtCalifornia Supreme Court · 1999
  5. Isaacks v. ReedMississippi Supreme Court · 1988

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