Mathews v. Hale’s Empirical Analysis
2000
Citation profile
3
cited by 3 later decisions
1
states following
July 2009
most recently cited
3 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Johnson v. Black · 602 So. 2d 1164 - Rawls v. Parker · Bell v. Percy
Most-quoted passages
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“In most boundary disputes, the chancellor is presented with a considerable amount of evidence by both parties which he must evaluate and then make a decision on which side to believe. It is not the position of this Court to redetermine questions of fact resolved by the chancellor. Johnson v. Black, 469 So.2d 88, 90 (Miss.1985). If the record contains substantial, credible evidence to support the findings of fact made in chancery court, this Court will not reverse the chancellor's decision. Id.”
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. Bradford v. Williams
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