Coral Drilling, Inc. v. Bishop

260 So.2d 463 (1972)

CORAL DRILLING, INC., et al.

v.

Charles L. BISHOP.

No. 46600.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

April 10, 1972.

Rehearing Denied June 5, 1972.

Gibbes, Graves, Mullins & Bullock, Laurel, Marvin Oates, Bay Springs, for appellant.

Maxey, Clark & Casey, Laurel, Robert H. McFarland, Bay Springs, for appellee.

GILLESPIE, Chief Justice:

This is an appeal from the Chancery Court of the First Judicial District of Jones County, Mississippi. Charles L. Bishop sued Coral Drilling, Inc. (Coral), then a nonresident corporation, and its driver, Robert Reeves, for personal injuries sustained when…