Hand down list In Re: In the Matter of the Appointment and Setting Salary for County Court Administrator and Deputy Court Administrator: Hinds County, Mississippi v. Hon. William Skinner and Larita Cooper Stokes – appeal of order by county court judges – When the two Hinds County Court judges signed an administrative order setting the…
Hand down list Coast Plaza LLC, Michael J. Thompson, Keith Paul Gagnon, and Estate of Milton L. Gagnon v. RCH Capital LLC, RCH Mortgage Fund V LLC, and Michael J. Yentzen Esq., as Substitute Trustee – breach of alleged settlement agreement – The Coast Plaza parties sued the RCH parties to enforce a settlement agreement…
At 10:00 the COA will hear the case of Annis Willis Ranier v. River Oaks Hospital, LLC. Ranier worked at River Oaks Hospital for 30 years despite having a severe allergy to latex. In 2011 she was a patient there and undergoing a venogram to test the relative condition of the veins in her legs.…
Hand down list In The Matter of The Last Will and Testament of Mary Saunders Waller: Brenda Gordon and Craig Gordon v. Sherry Wall, Administratrix C.T.A. of the Estate of Mary Saunders– inter vivos gift – Ninety-year-old Mary Saunders Waller gave her daughter and son-in-law, Brenda and Craig Gordon, 450 acres. A conservator was appointed…
Hand down list Ruben Orlando Benitez v. Joel Wallace – statute of limitations – Ruben Orlando Benitez was convicted of the murder of Stacey Wright. His conviction was affirmed on appeal in 2014. In June 2017, Benitez sued MBI investigator Joel Wallace alleging that Wallace committed several torts against him during the investigation into Wright’s…
Hand down list Larry Knight v. State of Mississippi – Lindsey brief – Larry Knight was convicted of one count of molestation and was sentenced to serve fifteen years. His appellate counsel filed a brief under Lindsey v. State, 939 So. 2d 743 (Miss. 2005), stating that they searched the record but were unable to…
Hand down list Darius Earl Jones v. State of Mississippi – sufficiency of the evidence possession of drugs – Jones was a trusty in prison and assisting at the Scott County Coliseum. The manager noticed that Jones had disappeared for about 45 minutes and when he returned he seemed nervous. She checked the men’s bathroom…
At 1:30 the COA will hear the case of M&R Builders, LLC v. Williams Equipment & Supply Company, Inc. and Triangle Construction Company, Inc. Williams Equipment rented metal concrete forms to be used by the subcontractor M&R Builders in two projects for the general contractor, Triangle Construction Company, Inc. When Williams wasn’t paid, it sued…
Hand down list Franklin Collection Service, Inc. v. BancorpSouth Bank – default judgment – In 2010, Franklin filed a lawsuit and named Bancorp South as a defendant in its first amended complaint. Franklin claimed BancorpSouth had charged Franklin excessive amounts of overdraft fees. On November 28, 2012, Franklin filed a motion for leave to file…
Hand down list Montalto v. State – pcr – In 2008 Montalto pleaded guilty to aggravated assault and kidnapping charges. The kidnapping offense involved a young child, so he was also ordered to register as a sex offender. Montalto filed a pcr in the trial court complaining that he wasn’t given earned release time. The…
At 1:30 the MSSC will hear the case of Ray Virgil, Barbara Lloyd, and Cassandra Johnson v. Mississippi Electric Power Association Virgil et al filed a lawsuit against Southwest Mississippi Electric Power Association in December 2017, seeking the return of excess profits pursuant to M.C.A. § 77-5-235. MEPA moved to arbitrate which the trial court…
Hand down list Sonya Chaffee on Behalf of Fredrick C. Latham, a Minor v. Jackson Public School District, Lonnie J. Edwards and Jackson Public School Board of Trustees – tort claims act – Frederick Latham was a student in Tracy Scott’s first grade class at Woodville Heights Elementary School. Scott was getting the students…
