Mississippi Supreme Court· 4/3/1991

State Ex Rel. Moore v. Molpus

Citations

578 So. 2d 624
1991 WL 50636

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holding that collateral 10 estoppel and res judicata are affirmative defenses that are waived if not timely pled
explaining that cases may be overruled when their application is “impractical,” “mischievous in effect,” or “detriment[al] to the public”
noting that “constitutional amendments and statutory enactments have prospective force only, ‘unless a contrary intention is manifested by the clearest and most positive expression’ ”
“[S]tare decisis proceeds from that first principle of justice, that, absent powerful countervailing considerations, like cases ought to be decided alike.”
“constitutional interpretation by this Court is tied to the text of our constitution”
failure to timely assert collateral estoppel waives the issue for appeal

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Judges: Robertson

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