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An attorney with Liberty Counsel says an unusual legal case could be a backdoor attempt to get legal recognition of civil unions in the state of Mississippi.The case pits against each other two women who were "partners" in a homosexual relationship. The plaintiff claims that her former partner verbally agreed to give her an interest in real property. However, the pair lived in Florida at the time of the alleged oral agreement, and now both live in Mississippi.Recently, a chancery court in Mississippi denied a request from the defendant to dismiss the case. Steve Crampton, vice president for legal affairs and general counsel with Liberty Counsel, expresses concern about the legal battle."This would break the ice for perhaps a flood of cases that would explore these avenues for creative means of obtaining recognition of a relationship that our public policy emphatically declares against the will of the state of Mississippi's citizens and against the law in our state," says the attorney.Crampton points out that the plaintiff is represented by the law firm of the husband of Mississippi Supreme Court Justice Ann Lamar. As in the days of Noah....
