Tommy Wright, Sr. d/b/a Affordable/Hi-Tech Enterprises, LLC v. Joseph Brisco, Kevin Winters and Warren County Missionary Baptist Association

Summary

The Mississippi Court of Appeals affirmed a chancery court judgment requiring Tommy Wright to convey seven parcels of real property, clear and grade a lot, and pay attorney's fees under a written contract with the Warren County Missionary Baptist Association. The court held that Wright, proceeding pro se, failed to demonstrate reversible error because his brief lacked adequate citations to legal authority and the appellate record as required by Mississippi Rule of Appellate Procedure 28.

Holdings

1. An appellant who fails to provide reasons for contentions and citations to supporting authorities and portions of the record fails to comply with Mississippi Rule of Appellate Procedure 28(a)(7), creating a procedural bar to appellate consideration of the assignments of error.
2. A trial court's judgment is presumptively correct, and the appellant must demonstrate reversible error to obtain relief on appeal.

Questions Presented

1. Whether the chancery court erred in enforcing the written contract despite alleged procedural and substantive errors, including alleged attorney misconduct and judicial bias.
2. Whether the chancery court clearly erred in finding that Wright's trailer reduced the Association's parking capacity from twenty cars to two cars.
3. Whether the chancery court improperly considered Wright's medical condition.

Disposition

affirmed