COBB, Presiding Justice, for the Court.
¶ 1. This case, which is based on an unusual set of facts, raises an issue of first impression for this Court. Specifically, does Mississippi's assignment statute together with Mississippi's wrongful death statute allow a defendant tortfeasor to settle with plaintiffs on a wrongful death claim, then bring an action, as assignee of the plaintiffs' wrongful death claim, against what would have been a joint tortfeasor had...
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