MATTER OF ESTATE OF JOHNSON

No. 2016-CA-00219-SCT.

233 So.3d 265 (2017)

In the MATTER OF the ESTATE OF Robert Ernie JOHNSON, Deceased. Robert A. Johnson v. Myra Linda Henderson, Executrix.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

June 1, 2017.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ATTORNEY FOR APPELLANT: KERRY MILLS BRYSON .

ATTORNEYS FOR APPELLEE: GREGORY C. MORTON , JOSEPH M. SPARKMAN, JR.

EN BANC.


¶ 1. Under our civil discovery rules, a party who fails to attend his own properly noticed deposition may be sanctioned — up to dismissal of his case.1 Here, the plaintiff in a will contest intentionally skipped out on his deposition. This prompted the chancellor to grant...

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