Legal Opinion

Suber v. State

Mississippi Supreme Court

Decided January 23, 1956No. 39846PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtHaul, J.

Appellant was convicted of manslaughter consisting of his culpable negligence in the operation of his automobile so as to collide with another automobile in which Mrs. Lucille T. Williamson was riding, in which collision Mrs. Williamson received fatal injuries. The principal contention on this appeal is that the trial court should have granted appellant a directed verdict, or, in any event, should have sustained his motion for a new trial on the ground that the verdict of conviction is against the overwhelming weight of the evidence.

The accident occurred in the outskirts of the City of…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Coleman v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1950
  2. Lester v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1950
  3. Gatlin v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1953
  4. Faust v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1951

3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Application of Trico Electric Cooperative, Inc.Arizona Supreme Court · 1962
  2. Delta Electric Power Ass'n v. Mississippi Power & Light Co.Mississippi Supreme Court · 1963
  3. Capital Electric Power Ass'n v. Mississippi Power & Light Co.Mississippi Supreme Court · 1963
  4. Bridges v. LandMississippi Supreme Court · 1971
  5. Smith v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1958

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