Rebuild America, Inc. v. Johnson

MYERS, P.J.,

for the Court:

¶ 1. Rebuild America, Inc., filed suit against David Earl Johnson, Chancery Clerk of Pearl River County, and David Allison, Sheriff of Pearl River County, after a tax deed it held was set aside for the defendants’ failure to strictly comply with the notice requirements of Mississippi Code Annotated section 27-43-3 (Supp. 2009). Rebuild America alleged that it was entitled to damages sustained as a result, “including, but not limited to acquisition costs, lost profits, attorney’s fees[,] and court costs.”

¶ 2. The trial court granted the defendants’ motion to dismiss…