Phillips Construction Co. v. Mississippi State Highway Commission

BOWLING, Justice,

for the Court:

This appeal involves the State Highway Arbitration Board organized pursuant to Chapter 511, Laws of 1972, and becoming effective on May 22, 1972. It is set out in detail under Section 65-2-1, Mississippi Code 1972 Annotated, et seq. The reason for the law according to Section 65-2-1 was that public policy required that it be “necessary and essential in the public interest to facilitate the prompt, peaceful, and just settlement of conflicts and disputes arising out of contracts between the state highway department and the various contractors with whom it…