Rankin v. Averitt Express, Inc.

How courts have described this case

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

• holding in a worker’s compensation case that “unless the case is simple and routine, medical causation must prove the disability and the causal connection to employment by use of expert testimony”

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Cited by

5 cases in this archive cite this case.

• Forrest General Hospital v. Humphrey
  Court of Appeals of Mississippi· 2014-04-15· cited 14×
• Department of Agriculture & Commerce v. Austin
  Court of Appeals of Mississippi· 2014-11-18· cited 4×
• Whittle v. Tango Transport
  Court of Appeals of Mississippi· 2014-04-08· cited 3×
• Nathaniel Younger and Jackson Public School District v. Willie B. Southern, Jr.
  Court of Appeals of Mississippi· 2025-04-22
• ABL Management, Inc. v. Albert Rowell
  Court of Appeals of Mississippi· 2026-01-20

Cites

12 cases in this archive are cited by this case.

• Hedge v. Leggett & Platt, Inc.
  Mississippi Supreme Court· 1994-07-21· cited 92×
• Short v. Wilson Meat House, LLC
  Mississippi Supreme Court· 2010-06-17· cited 37×
• Ingalls Shipbuilding Corp. v. Howell
  Mississippi Supreme Court· 1954-10-18· cited 32×
• Shelby v. Peavey Electronics Corp.
  Court of Appeals of Mississippi· 1998-12-08· cited 21×
• Airtran, Inc. v. Byrd
  Court of Appeals of Mississippi· 2007-04-03· cited 14×
• Holman v. Standard Oil Co. of Ky.
  Mississippi Supreme Court· 1962-01-22· cited 12×
• Anthony v. Town of Marion
  Court of Appeals of Mississippi· 2012-06-19· cited 11×
• ROBINSON PROPERTY GROUP, LTD. v. Newton
  Court of Appeals of Mississippi· 2007-10-02· cited 8×
• Bermond v. Casino Magic
  Court of Appeals of Mississippi· 2004-05-25· cited 8×
• North Mississippi Medical Center v. Stevenson
  Court of Appeals of Mississippi· 2009-05-19· cited 2×
• Binswanger Mirror v. Wright
  Court of Appeals of Mississippi· 2006-09-05· cited 2×
• Finicky Pet Foods, Inc. v. City of Ocean Springs
  Court of Appeals of Mississippi· 2009-09-29· cited 1×