Legal Opinion
Hemphill-Weathers v. Farrish
Court of Appeals of Mississippi
Decided January 16, 2001No. Nos. 1999-CA-00610-COA, 1999-CA-00611PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SOUTHWICK, P.J, for the Court:
¶ 1. The alleged father of two minor children brought a petition to set aside litigation settlements entered on the children’s behalf six years earlier. The petitioner had not been joined in the earlier action, an omission that he argues made the settlements void. The Chancery Court of Leflore County dismissed the petition. The putative father appealed. He alleges that he was the children’s father and should have been joined in the settlement proceedings. We disagree and affirm.
FACTS
¶ 2. The two minor children were injured in an automobile-truck accident in…
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