Hemphill Construction Company, Inc. v. City of Laurel, Mississippi

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF MISSISSIPPI NO. 97-CT-01413-SCT HEMPHILL CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, INC. v. CITY OF LAUREL, MISSISSIPPI ON WRIT OF CERTIORARI DATE OF JUDGMENT: 10/20/97 TRIAL JUDGE: HON. BILLY JOE LANDRUM COURT FROM WHICH APPEALED: JONES COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT ATTORNEYS FOR APPELLANT: DAVID MOCKBEE MARY E. HALL ATTORNEYS FOR APPELLEE: WILLIAM S. MULLINS DEIRDRE D. JONES NATURE OF THE CASE: CIVIL - OTHER DISPOSITION: REVERSED AND RENDERED - 5/4/2000 MOTION FOR REHEARING FILED: MANDATE ISSUED: 5/25/2000 EN BANC. BANKS, PRESIDING JUSTICE, FOR THE COURT: ¶1. This case presents the issue whether…