STATE v. JONES

No. 96-CA-00937-SCT.

726 So.2d 572 (1998)

STATE of Mississippi, the Jackson Public School District and Hinds County Agriculture High School District v. Bergie JONES, Doris Powe, Mary Barry, John Anthony, Mary Hunter and Catherine Knight.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

Rehearing Denied August 27, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael C. Moore, Attorney General, Rickey T. Moore, Sp. Asst. Attorney General, Jackson, W. David Watkins, Pamela W. Dill, Perry Sansing, Adams & Reese, Jackson, for Appellants.

John F. Hawkins, John L. Maxey, II, Maxey Wann & Begley, Jackson, for Appellees.

Before PRATHER, C.J., SMITH AND WALLER, JJ.


PRATHER, Chief Justice, for the Court:

I. INTRODUCTION

¶ 1. This suit arises from the interpretation of Miss.Code Ann. § 37-7-307, the statute pertaining, in part, to lump-sum payment of accrued leave for retiring public school teachers. Prior to 1994, there was no statutory provision for such payment. However, in 1994, the Legislature amended § 37-7-307 to provide for the payment of accumulated leave exceeding the maximum amount that...

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