Legal Opinion

Threatt v. Rushing

Mississippi Supreme Court

Decided July 26, 1978No. 50434PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

361 So.2d 329 (1978)

Mittie Alice Cooper Rushing THREATT et al.

v.

Johnny Roy RUSHING et al.

No. 50434.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

July 26, 1978.

Rehearing Denied August 23, 1978.

Adams & Odom, Joe R. Odom, Walter T. Rogers, Meridian, for appellants.

Thomas L. Goldman, Meridian, for appellees.

Before PATTERSON, BROOM and LEE, JJ.

BROOM, Justice, for the Court:

Whether one whose interest in lands consists of (1) a life estate plus (2) an undivided one-fourth in the fee interest may, without consulting the cotenants, cut and sell timber is the chief issue of this cause appealed from the Chancery Court…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Rayonier, Incorporated v. F. Arnold PolsonCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1968
  2. Cannon v. BarryMississippi Supreme Court · 1881
  3. Hemphill v. Mississippi State Highway CommissionMississippi Supreme Court · 1962
  4. Learned v. OgdenMississippi Supreme Court · 1902
  5. Bernard v. BD. OF SUPV. JACKSON CTY.Mississippi Supreme Court · 1953

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3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Estate of Baumgardner v. ReadyMississippi Supreme Court · 2012
  2. McCorkle v. Loumiss Timber Co.Court of Appeals of Mississippi · 2000
  3. Tolbert v. Southgate Timber Co.Court of Appeals of Mississippi · 2006
  4. Twin States Land & Timber Co. v. ChapmanCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 1999
  5. Fly Timber Co. v. WaldoCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2000

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