RICH BY AND THROUGH BROWN v. NEVELS

No. 89-CA-1121.

578 So.2d 609 (1991)

Wilma RICH By and Through Her Conservators Betty Brown and Jean Jennings v. Bobbie Nell NEVELS.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

Rehearing Denied May 8, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gary Street Goodwin, Goodwin & Goodwin, Columbus, for appellant.

James W. Kitchens, Constance L. Johnson, Kitchens & Ellis, Jackson and Ronald L. Whittington, Whittington & Burkhalter, McComb, for appellee.

Before ROY NOBLE LEE, C.J., and PRATHER and ROBERTSON, JJ.


PRATHER, Justice, for the Court:

I. INTRODUCTION

A.

This negligence case involves primarily the issue of whether the trial judge abused his discretion in denying a motion to set aside a default judgment. This Court affirms — with the exception of the damages award of $180,000. The award is vacated and the issue remanded because the record is devoid of evidentiary support.

B.

On October 16, 1984, an individual burglarized...

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