Hall v. Dillard

¶ 1. John W. Hall, Jr., appeals the decision of the Lauderdale County Chancery Court awarding William E. Dillard, Sr., $12,857. This figure represents half of the $25,714 in a retirement account in Hall's name paid for by Mississippi Controls, Inc., over a period of September 1, 1986 through January 31, 1996. Hall raises the following issues in this appeal: (1) whether the claim is a derivative action for an alleged breach of fiduciary duty or an unwritten contract for employment, (2) whether the trial court applied the wrong standard of review, (3) whether the trial court applied the wrong…