Mississippi Appeals Court En Banc Remands for Valuation of a Small Used-Car Business With Dissents From Several Judges

BVLaw
Court Case Digests
November 15, 2022
5511 Motor Vehicle Dealers (New and Used)
441120 Used Car Dealers
marital dissolution/divorce
auto dealership, marital asset, marital estate, equitable distribution, marital property

Brown v. Brown
2022 Miss. App. LEXIS 414; 2022 WL 16943838
US
State Court
Mississippi
Court of Appeals
McDonald, J. Greenlee, Westbrooks, Lawrence, Smith and Emfinger, JJ., concur. McCarty, J., concurs in result only without separate written opinion. Wilson, P.J., dissents with separate written opinion, joined by Barnes, C.J., and Carlton, P.J.

Summary

In this Mississippi divorce case, the appellate court en banc reversed in part and remanded in part, asking the trial court to determine whether certain items were marital property and determine the values for certain marital properties so a proper distribution of marital property can be made. Included was a used-car business that was remanded for a value to be determined. Several judges dissented primarily because the marital estate in total was not very material and they believed the appellate court could have made adjustments without remanding.

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Brown v. Brown

In this Mississippi divorce case, the appellate court en banc reversed in part and remanded in part, asking the trial court to determine whether certain items were marital property and determine the values for certain marital properties so a proper distribution of marital property can be made. Included was a used-car business that was remanded for a value to be determined. Several judges dissented primarily because the marital estate in total was not very material and they believed the appellate court could have made adjustments without remanding.