City of Clinton v. Smith

493 So.2d 331 (1986)

The CITY OF CLINTON, Mississippi, Dickey King, Lamar Goff and Tom Box

v.

C.E. SMITH.

No. 56642.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

August 6, 1986.

Jerry L. Mills, Melton E. Knotts, Jr., Pyle, Harris, Dreher, Mills & Woods, Jacqueline Smith Pierce, Jackson, for appellant.

William B. Kirksey, Bobby B. DeLaughter, Kirksey & DeLaughter, Jackson, for appellee.

Before PATTERSON, C.J., and HAWKINS and ROBERTSON, JJ.

ROBERTSON, Justice, for the Court:

I

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