JOWETT v. SCRUGGS

No. 2002-CA-00039-COA.

901 So.2d 638 (2004)

Juliet Lawson JOWETT, individually and for and on behalf of Scruggs, Millette Lawson, Bozeman & Dent, P.A and Scruggs, Millette, Bozeman and Dent, P.A., Appellants v. Richard F. SCRUGGS; Richard F. Scruggs, P.A.; Scruggs, Millette, Bozeman & Dent, P.A.; Asbestos Group, P.A. and Occupational Hearing Loss, P.A., Appellees.

Court of Appeals of Mississippi.

Rehearing Denied February 8, 2005.

Certiorari Denied May 19, 2005.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Juliet Lawson Jowett, Ocean Springs, attorney for appellants.

William N. Reed, Jackson, attorney for appellees.

Before SOUTHWICK, P.J., IRVING and GRIFFIS, JJ.


SOUTHWICK, P.J., for the Court.

¶ 1. Juliet Lawson Jowett was a shareholder in a law firm. She was terminated as an employee, but in this litigation has argued that she has never been validly expelled as a shareholder. The lower court awarded her about $420,000 for undistributed taxable income and for the value of her shares. On appeal, Jowett argues that the chancellor incorrectly determined the date that she ceased to be a shareholder, incorrectly determined...

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