WESTERN CASUALTY & SURETY COMPANY v. YELVERTON

No. 52783.

404 So.2d 1022 (1981)

The WESTERN CASUALTY & SURETY COMPANY, et al. v. R.L. YELVERTON.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

Rehearing Denied November 4, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William H. Cox, Jr., Cox & Dunn, John H. Downey, Wells, Downey & Wicker, Jackson, for appellants.

John M. Roach, Gary K. Jones, Daniel, Coker, Horton & Bell, Jackson, for appellee.

Before SMITH, P.J., and BOWLING and HAWKINS, JJ.


REVERSED & DISMISSED as to Cooper Import. REVERSED as to Western Casualty on the issue of damages alone unless Dr. Yelverton shall within fifteen days after receipt of this Court's mandate in the trial court, enter a remittitur in the amount of $5,800, reducing the judgment to $4,200. In the event the remittitur is entered, the judgment will be affirmed in the amount of $4,200.

PATTERSON, C.J., ROBERTSON, P.J., and SUGG, WALKER and BROOM, JJ., concur.

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases