Sumrall v. Mississippi Power Co.

Decided March 6, 1997. Charles L. Roberts Jr. wrote the opinion for the court.

693 So. 2d 359 · Cited 73 times

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• Whatley v. Delta Brokerage & Warehouse Co. · 159 So. 2d 634
• Otto v. Specialties, Inc. · 386 F. Supp. 1240
• Tharp v. Bunge Corp. · 641 So. 2d 20
• Detroit Marine Engineering v. McRee · 510 So. 2d 462
• Hill v. Dunaway · 487 So. 2d 807
• West v. Sanders Clinic for Women, P.A. · 661 So. 2d 714
• Catholic Diocese of Natchez-Jackson v. Jaquith · 224 So. 2d 216

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• Accu-Fab & Construction, Inc. v. Ladner ex rel. Ladner · 970 So. 2d 1276
• Brisceson Augusta Haskins v. State of Mississippi · 159 So. 3d 1222
• McMillan v. Rodriguez · 823 So. 2d 1173
• Scott v. Matlack, Inc. · 39 P.3d 1160
• Union Carbide Corp. v. Nix · 142 So. 3d 374
• Brothers v. Winstead · 129 So. 3d 906
• Barrett v. Parker · 757 So. 2d 182
• Ferguson v. Snell · 905 So. 2d 516
• Houston v. York · 755 So. 2d 495
• Faul ex rel. A.F. v. Perlman · 104 So. 3d 148
• Wendland v. ADOBEAIR, INC. · 221 P.3d 390
• Fairley Construction Services, Inc. v. James Savage · 265 So. 3d 203
• In Re Estate of Mathis · 800 So. 2d 119

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