Dollar General Corporation v. Bradley Dobbs

Summary

The Mississippi Supreme Court reversed the trial court’s denial of Dollar General’s motion to dismiss, holding that Bradley Dobbs’s complaint is barred by the one‑year statute of limitations for defamation (slander) rather than the three‑year period for negligence. The Court applied the “substance over form” rule, treating the complaint as a defamation claim despite its pleading of negligence and negligent infliction of emotional distress. Consequently, Dobbs’s case was dismissed.