Brian Burns v. Sonador Rei LLC – standing/tax sale – Burns owned property at 469 Rockdale Drive in Jackson. When he failed to pay his property taxes in 2012, the State of Mississippi acquired the possessory rights
Jane Tucker
Jane Tucker operates a blog focused on legal decisions and case law primarily from Mississippi courts, including the Court of Appeals and the Mississippi Supreme Court. The blog provides detailed summaries and analyses of recent rulings involving various legal issues such as property disputes, contract law, criminal law, family law, and civil procedure. It covers topics like tax sales, juvenile sentencing, breach of contract, custody disputes, legal malpractice, eminent domain, and disability benefits. The content is aimed at legal professionals and others interested in Mississippi law, offering insights into court reasoning and outcomes without promotional language.
Decisions – MSSC – 8/29/2019
By Jane Tucker
Curtis Giovanni Flowers v. State of Mississippi – racial bias in jury selection – In On June 21, 2019, the Supreme Court of the United States reversed Flowers’ conviction based on racial bias in jury selection. …
Decisions – COA – 8/27/2019
By Jane Tucker
The Estate of Claud L. Johnson, Deceased: Michael Johnson, Executor v. The Kitchens Law Firm, P.A. – contingency fee contract survives death – The Kitchens law firm represented Claud Johnson in his quest to be declared the…
Decisions – MSSC – 8/22/2019
By Jane Tucker
Derrick Nelson v. State of Mississippi – imperfect self defense – Nelson was convicted of murdering his mother’s boyfriend Willie Hood, Jr. after he, Hood, and others had been drinking at a party to celebrate Nelson’s younger…
Decisions – COA – 8/20/2019
By Jane Tucker
Lisa Diann Crew v. Sidney Ellis Tillotson Jr – equitable division of property – A North Carolina court granted Sidney Ellis Tillotson Jr. (Ellis) and Lisa Crew a divorce. Lisa then filed a complaint for equitable…
Decisions – MSSC – 8/15/2019
By Jane Tucker
Decisions – COA – 8/13/2019
By Jane Tucker
Itta Bena Plantation III and Benchmark Insurance Company v. Raymond L. Gates – workers compensation – Gates suffered a work-related back injury while employed as a tractor driver for Itta Bena Plantation. Gates’s employer stipulated that the…
Decisions – MSSC – 8/8/2019
By Jane Tucker
Mississippi Sand Solutions, LLC v. Bessie Otis, et al. – trespass – Mississippi Sand Solutions (M had been hauling gravel and sand off its property via a private road on property belonging to the Fisher heirs.…
Oral arg. – COA – 8/13/2019
By Jane Tucker
At 1:00 the COA will hear the case of Charles Dalton Shoemake v. the State of Mississippi. Shoemake and his friend Nicholas Walker murdered his former drug dealer. This was after Miller outlawed automatic life sentences for juveniles yet the…
Decisions – COA – 8/6/2019
By Jane Tucker
Linda Hayes v. Howard Industries, Inc – workers comp. – Linda Hayes sustained a neck injury while working at Howard Industries, Inc. and filed a compensation claim. The AJ Judge entered an order finding Hayes sustained a…