PEERS, et al. v. Langham


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Docket Number: 2000-CA-01707-SCT

Supreme Court: Opinion Date: 04-04-2002
Opinion Author: McRAE,
Holding: AFFIRMED IN PART AND REVERSED AND REMANDED IN PART-

Additional Case Information: Judge(s) Concurring: DIAZ, EASLEY, CARLSON AND GRAVES, JJ.,
Dissenting Author : PITTMAN, C.J., CONCURS IN PART AND DISSENTS IN PART
Dissent Joined By : SMITH, P.J., WALLER, COBB, JJ.
Procedural History: Bench Trial
Nature of the Case: State Boards and Agencies

Trial Court: Date of Trial Judgment: 07-02-2001
Appealed from: Covington County Chancery Court
Judge: J. Larry Buffington
Disposition: The chancellor held that Langham and her children (her deceased husband's stepchildren) were entitled to certain benefits.

Note: DISPOSITION: ON DIRECT APPEAL: AFFIRMED. ON CROSS-APPEAL: AFFIRMED IN PART AND REVERSED AND REMANDED IN PART- 04/04/2002 DIAZ, EASLEY, CARLSON AND GRAVES, JJ., CONCUR. PITTMAN, C.J., CONCURS IN PART AND DISSENTS IN PART WITH SEPARATE WRITTEN OPINION JOINED BY SMITH, P.J., WALLER, COBB, JJ.

  Party Name: Attorney Name:  
Appellant: PUBLIC EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM AND MISSISSIPPI HIGHWAY SAFETY PATROL




OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL BY: RICKEY T. MOORE



 

Appellee: BRENDA LANGHAM DEMPSEY LADNER  


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