City of Gulfport v. Saxton

437 So.2d 1215 (1983)

CITY OF GULFPORT, Appellant

v.

Billy D. SAXTON, Appellee.

No. 54477.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

September 28, 1983.

Joseph R. Meadows, Graves, Riley, Meadows & Walker, Gulfport, for appellant.

Thomas J. Long, Gulfport, for appellee.

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

ROBERTSON, Justice, for the Court:

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