MS Gaming Commission v. Henson

Docket Number:	1999-CA-00422-SCT

Supreme Court:	Opinion Date: 09-06-2001 Opinion Author: BANKS, PRESIDING JUSTICE Holding: Reversed and Rendered

Additional Case Information:	Judge(s) Concurring: PITTMAN, C.J, SMITH, WALLER AND COBB, JJ. Non Participating Judge(s): MILLS, J. Dissenting Author : DIAZ, J. Dissent Joined By : McRAE, P.J., AND EASLEY, J. Procedural History: Admin or Agency Judgment Nature of the Case: State Boards and Agencies

Trial Court:	Date of Trial Judgment: 01-27-1999 Appealed from: UNION COUNTY CHANCERY COURT Judge: Charles D. Thomas Disposition: Chancery Court of Union County entered a judgment finding that the statute in question, Miss. Code Ann. § 75-76-5(ff) (2000), requires proof of a payoff before the Mississippi Gaming Commission can seize a machine
	Consolidated: CONSOLIDATED WITH NO. 1999-IA-00911-SCT MISSISSIPPI GAMING COMMISSION v. STANLEY WRIGHT AND SD AMUSEMENTS OF MISSISSIPPI, INC.; DATE OF JUDGMENT: 05/24/1999 TRIAL JUDGE: HON. W. ASHLEY HINES COURT FROM WHICH APPEALED: WASHINGTON COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT ATTORNEY FOR APPELLANT: JOAN MYERS ATTORNEY FOR APPELLEES: JOHN H. COX, III NATURE OF THE CASE: CIVIL - OTHER

	Party Name:	Attorney Name:
Appellant:	MISSISSIPPI GAMING COMMISSION AND MIKE MOORE, ATTORNEY GENERAL OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI	OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL BY: R. STEWART SMITH, JR.

Appellee:	SUSAN HENSON d/b/a GENE'S AMUSEMENT, LANCE FOSTER d/b/a MOJO AMUSEMENT, JAMES (FRANK) WADE d/b/a FRANK'S AMUSEMENT, GARY SIMPSON d/b/a ALL FUN AND GAMES, NEAL ROBERTS d/b/a GENERAL AMUSEMENT, ROBERT KNIGHT d/b/a BOB'S AMUSEMENT, JERRY TURNER d/b/a TRAILBLAZER'S TRUCK STOP & RESTAURANT, KATHERINE McALPHINE d/b/a L.C.J.'s, GERALD NOLAN d/b/a NOLAN'S GROCERY, AND GREG DRISKILL d/b/a TRI-COUNTY GAME ROOM	DANIEL K. TUCKER JOSEPH C. LANGSTON

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