DOWNS v. CORDER

No. 51566.

377 So.2d 603 (1979)

Mary B. DOWNS, Administratrix of Estate of James Otis Downs and U.S.F. & G. Company v. James W. CORDER, Jr.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

December 5, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robertshaw & Merideth, Gary P. Snyder, Greenville, Smith, O'Hare & Atkinson, Boyd P. Atkinson, Cleveland, for appellant.

Campbell & DeLong, James L. Robertson, Greenville, for appellee.

Before ROBERTSON, LEE and BOWLING, JJ.


BOWLING, Justice, for the Court:

This appeal is from an order of the Circuit Court of Sunflower County sustaining a demurrer to the declaration of appellant, Mary B. Downs, Administratrix of the Estate of James Otis Downs, deceased. The sole question before this Court is whether or not the declaration alleged facts sufficient to set out a cause of action that would withstand a demurrer. The merits of the case, after testimony...

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