The Mississippi Court of Appeals handed down four opinions today. There is a real property/redemption case, a case that turns on an appellate jurisdiction issue, a contempt/recusal case, and a case reversing the denial of a motion for JNOV.
Vanaman v. American Pride Properties, LLC, 2024-CA-01434-COA (Civil – Real Property)
Affirming the chancery court’s award of redemption damages and denial of restitution on remand after a tax sale was invalidated, holding that the chancellor did not err in finding that the original owner failed to prove that he was entitled to damages for modifications or restitution for fair rental value or in finding that the original owner owed the tax-sale purchaser damages to redeem the property.
(10-0: St. Pe’ for the Court)
Ryland v. Regions Bank, 2025-CP-00178-COA (Civil – Real Property)
Affirming the circuit court’s dismissal of an appeal from justice court, holding that the circuit court did not err in finding that it lacked jurisdiction because the appeal was untimely.
(10-0: St. Pe’ for the Court)
In Re: Ross, 2024-CP-01233-COA (Civil – Other)
Affirming the chancery court’s order of contempt and denial of motion for recusal, holding that the record showed that the appellant was guilty beyond a reasonable doubt of direct criminal contempt and that the chancellor did not abuse her discretion in denying the motion to recuse.
(8-1-0: Weddle for the Court; McCarty specially concurred; Westbrooks did not participate)
Rogers v. Green, 2024-CA-01194-COA (Civil – Torts)
Reversing the circuit court’s denial of the defendant’s motion for JNOV, holding that the plaintiff failed to provide sufficient evidence of invasion of privacy.
(8-1-1: Carlton for the Court; McCarty concurred in result only without writing; McDonald dissented without writing)
Other Orders
- Wright v. State, 2024-KA-00225-COA (denying rehearing)
- White v. State, 2024-KA-00658-COA (denying rehearing)
- Carroll v. State, 2024-CT-00875-COA (denying rehearing)
- Hayes v. Magee Benevolent Foundation, 2024-CA-00910-COA (denying rehearing)
- Barnes v. City of McComb, 2024-CA-000989-COA (denying unopposed motion for leave to file corrected motion for rehearing)
- Wright v. Jenkins, 2024-CA-01424-COA (granting motion for appellate attorney’s fees)
- Mize v. Nunmaker, 2025-CA-000089-COA (denying rehearing)
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