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Parkerson v. Town & Country Mobile Homes and
Wayne Smith, et al
In a 5-3 decision, the Mississippi Supreme Court held
that the pre-dispute arbitration provision in the financing
agreement signed by the plaintiff and appellant, Apryl
Parkerson, was not enforceable.
In a separate concurring opinion joined by Justices McCrae,
Easley and Graves, Justice Diaz opined that the arbitration
clause in question was unenforceable because it was unconscionable.
Justice Diaz pointed out that the burden was on the proponent
of the arbitration clause to prove that Parkerson validly
waived her Constitutional rights to jury trial "knowingly,
intelligently and voluntarily."
Branning v. Hinds Community College District,
So. 2d (Miss. 1999)
The Mississippi Supreme Court held that the community
college owed no non-delegable duty of care to its resident
student, April Tenille Branning, and was not responsible
for any act of negligence committed by its airport manager
because, the airport manager was an independent contractor
under state law, even though Hinds’ records identified
the airport manager as an “officer” of Hinds.
Harrison v. Boyd Mississippi, Inc., 700 So. 2d
247 (Miss. 1997)
The Mississippi Supreme Court, in an 8 to 1 decision,
held that Mississippi State Courts have exclusive jurisdiction
of torts committed by or upon non-tribal members on Mississippi’s
only land based casino “Indian country."
Cheatham v. Cheatham, 573 So. 2d 435 (Miss 1988)
The Mississippi Supreme Court set out the criteria for
awarding lump sum alimony as a result of our successful
appeal.
Hall v. Hilbun, 466 So. 2d 856 (Miss 1985)
Mr. Williamson was the author of the Mississippi Trial
Lawyers Association's amicus curiae brief which was presented
to the Mississippi Supreme Court on the petition for rehearing
in Hall v. Hilbun as a result of which the locality rule
in the State of Mississippi was abandoned. That was the
first amicus brief ever presented to and accepted by the
Mississippi Supreme Court. After the successful filing
of that brief authored and offered by Edward A. Williamson,
the Court drafted its rule which basically followed the
procedure that Williamson utilized. Lewis
v. Soriano, 374 So. 2d 829 (Miss. 1979)
Mr. Williamson was the Appellant's attorney in Lewis
v. Soriano wherein the Mississippi Supreme Court held
a general practitioner of medicine liable under the
standards applicable to a specialist in certain circumstances.
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