Junkins v. BROWN’s Empirical Analysis
1960
Citation profile
17
cited by 17 later decisions
1
states following
September 1987
most recently cited
15 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Four-County Electric Power Ass'n v. Clardy · Mississippi Cent. R. v. Roberts · Klaas v. Continental Southern Lines, Inc. · ARNOLD v. Ellis · Sawmill Const. Co. v. Bright
Most-quoted passages
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““As to the second assignment of error the appellant cannot complain of the trial court’s granting a peremptory instruction in behalf of his codefendant Eric Cru-thirds. In this State joint tortfeasors are jointly and severally liable and may be proceeded against, at the election of the plaintiff, either singularly or jointly, individually or collectively. Bailey v. Delta Electric Light, Power & Mfg. Company, 86 Miss. 634 , 38 So. 354 ; Sawmill Construction Company v. Bright, 116 Miss. 491 , 77 So. 316 ; Miller v. Phipps, 161 Miss. 564 , 133 So. 128 , 137 So. 479 ; Buckley v. United Gas Service Company, 176 Miss. 282 , 168 So. 462 ; Moore v. Foster, 182 Miss. 15 , 180 So. 73 ; Hutto v. Kremer, 222 Miss. 374 , 76 So.2d 204 .” 238 Miss. at 150-151 , 117 So.2d at 715 .”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
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