Poindexter v. Southern United Fire Insurance Co.

KING, C.J.,

for the Court.

¶ 1. Leo Poindexter filed a complaint against Southern United Fire Insurance Company in the Circuit Court of Lowndes County. On August 27, 2001, the complaint was dismissed with prejudice and Poindexter appealed to the Mississippi Supreme Court. On February 27, 2003, in Poindexter v. Southern Fire Ins. Co., 838 So.2d 964 (Miss.2003), the supreme court held that Southern United’s refusal to recognize responsibility for storage and towing costs was not a denial of “coverage,” but reversed and remanded to allow Poin-dexter leave to amend his complaint pursuant to…