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· 2/18/1987

Brocato v. Mississippi Publishers Corp.

Citations

  • 503 So. 2d 241
  • 13 Media L. Rep. (BNA) 2080

How courts have described this case

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

  • holding that an appellee is \entitled to raise any alternative ground\ for summary judgment that was raised in the court below
  • holding that an appellate court may affirm for any reason sufficient to sustain the judgment and is not limited to the reasons given by the lower court
  • holding that an appellate court may affirm for any reason sufficient to sustain the judgment and is not limited to the reasons given by the lower court
  • disagreeing with circuit court that the claim was time-barred but nonetheless affirming the grant of summary judgment based on an alternative ground
  • appeal of dismissal of action

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Judges: Prather

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