Legal Opinion

Allen v. Ritter

Mississippi Supreme Court

Decided May 11, 1970No. 45790PublishedCited by 44 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

235 So.2d 253 (1970)

John Hardy ALLEN

v.

Jack RITTER, Otho C. Faulkner, and William J. Oswald, d/b/a Little Taxas Farm.

No. 45790.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

May 11, 1970.

John L. Kennedy, Holly Springs, for appellant.

Wall Doxey, Jr., Holly Springs, for appellees.

JONES, Justice.

Appellant Allen sued appellees in the Circuit Court of Marshall County for false arrest, malicious prosecution, abuse of process, etc. The jury rendered a verdict of $6,000 against the appellee, Ritter. The other two defendants made a motion to exclude the evidence as to them and to direct a verdict in their favor. The…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. McCain v. CochranMississippi Supreme Court · 1929
  2. Frady v. BryanMississippi Supreme Court · 1950
  3. Gulf, M. N.R. Co. v. SparkmanMississippi Supreme Court · 1938
  4. Taylor v. Ill. Cent. R. Co.Mississippi Supreme Court · 1946
  5. Western Union Telegraph Co. v. JenningsMississippi Supreme Court · 1915

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3Cited by44 opinions

  1. Bankers Life & Cas. Co. v. CrenshawMississippi Supreme Court · 1985
  2. Tideway Oil Programs, Inc. v. SerioMississippi Supreme Court · 1983
  3. State Farm Fire and Cas. Co. v. SimpsonMississippi Supreme Court · 1985
  4. C & C TRUCKING CO. v. SmithMississippi Supreme Court · 1992
  5. Rebecca Laughlin v. The Prudential Insurance Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1989

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