Atwood v. Hicks by Hicks

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• court-approved settlement of paternity and support actions could be re-opened, long after the fact, only upon proof of fraud, sham, pretense, or collusion in the procurement
• right to support belongs to child

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

10 cases in this archive cite this case.

• Flight Line, Inc. v. Tanksley
  Mississippi Supreme Court· 1992-12-03· cited 142×
• Lawrence v. Lawrence
  Mississippi Supreme Court· 1991-01-23· cited 62×
• Premeaux v. Smith
  Mississippi Supreme Court· 1990-10-17· cited 57×
• State ex rel. G.J. v. W.J.
  Supreme Court of Alabama· 1993-06-11· cited 49×
• Beckwith v. State
  Mississippi Supreme Court· 1992-12-16· cited 46×
• Rogers v. Rogers
  Mississippi Supreme Court· 1995-10-26· cited 30×
• Sawyer v. Illinois Cent. Gulf R. Co.
  Mississippi Supreme Court· 1992-08-05· cited 23×
• MISS. DEPT. OF HUMAN SERVICES v. Barnett
  Mississippi Supreme Court· 1993-12-23· cited 15×
• Smith v. Williams
  Court of Appeals of Mississippi· 2016-08-16· cited 2×
• Ex Parte WJ
  Supreme Court of Alabama· 1993-06-11

Cites

21 cases in this archive are cited by this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

• Educational Placement Services v. Wilson
  Mississippi Supreme Court· 1986-04-23· cited 88×
• Alexander v. Alexander
  Mississippi Supreme Court· 1986-09-17· cited 60×
• H & W TRANSFER & CARTAGE SERV. v. Griffin
  Mississippi Supreme Court· 1987-07-08· cited 46×
• Baker by Williams v. Williams
  Mississippi Supreme Court· 1987-02-18· cited 46×
• Brand v. Brand
  Mississippi Supreme Court· 1986-01-22· cited 46×
• Wilson v. Wilson
  Mississippi Supreme Court· 1985-02-20· cited 45×
• Mississippi State Bar Ass'n v. Moyo
  Mississippi Supreme Court· 1988-06-03· cited 41×
• Trunzler v. Trunzler
  Mississippi Supreme Court· 1983-05-25· cited 35×
• Calton v. Calton
  Mississippi Supreme Court· 1986-03-26· cited 27×
• Dept. of Health & Rehab. Services v. Wyatt
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 1985-09-26· cited 23×
• Kilgore v. Barnes
  Mississippi Supreme Court· 1986-06-04· cited 18×
• Belk v. State Dept. of Public Welfare
  Mississippi Supreme Court· 1985-07-24· cited 14×
• Wofford v. CITIES SERVICE OIL COMPANY
  Mississippi Supreme Court· 1970-06-08· cited 11×
• Metts v. State Dept. of Public Welfare
  Mississippi Supreme Court· 1983-04-06· cited 8×
• Palmer v. Mangum
  Mississippi Supreme Court· 1976-11-02· cited 8×
• Bolls v. U. S. Sharkey
  Mississippi Supreme Court· 1969-09-15· cited 6×
• City of Starkville v. Thompson
  Mississippi Supreme Court· 1972-03-27· cited 6×
• Moore v. Ware
  Mississippi Supreme Court· 1875-10-15· cited 6×
• United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co. v. Jackson
  Mississippi Supreme Court· 1916-03-15· cited 6×
• Krebs v. Bradley
  Mississippi Supreme Court· 1966-10-10· cited 3×