Bar-Til, Inc. v. Superior Asphalt, Inc.

CARLTON, J.,

for the Court:

¶ 1. Bar-Til Inc. appeals the Hinds County Chancery Court’s judgment denying its claim for punitive damages. Bar-Til argues that the chancellor erred by failing to consider the bifurcated issues of bad faith and punitive damages.1 Finding no error, we affirm the chancellor’s ruling.

FACTS

¶ 2. In January 2007, Pull-A-Part of Jackson LLC and Superior Asphalt Inc. (collectively Defendants) entered into a contract for Superior to perform work on Pull-A-Part’s property. Superior entered into a subcontract with Bar-Til and engaged Bar-Til to perform site and dirt work for…