Legal Opinion
Cockrell v. Watkins
Court of Appeals of Mississippi
Decided August 22, 2006No. 2005-CA-00730-COAPublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
936 So.2d 970 (2006)
James COCKRELL and Susie P. Cockrell, Appellants
v.
Paul WATKINS, Jr., Appellee.
No. 2005-CA-00730-COA.
Court of Appeals of Mississippi.
August 22, 2006.
Carter Dobbs, attorney for appellants.
Jason Lee Shelton, attorney for appellee.
Before LEE, P.J., SOUTHWICK and ISHEE, JJ.
ISHEE, J., for the Court.
¶ 1. Brandon Lashun Watkins's mother, Susie Ann Cockrell, was killed in an automobile accident on September 12, 2004. As Paul Watkins, Jr. ("Watkins") never married Susie Ann Cockrell and has never been adjudicated to be the father of Brandon Lashun Watkins, James Cockrell and Susie…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Rutland v. PridgenMississippi Supreme Court · 1986
- Johnson v. GrayMississippi Supreme Court · 2003
- Martin v. SimmonsMississippi Supreme Court · 1990
- Mabus v. MabusMississippi Supreme Court · 2003
- C.W.L. v. R.A.Court of Appeals of Mississippi · 2005
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