City of Starkville v. Thompson

SMITH, Justice:

The City of Starkville appeals from an order of the Circuit Court of Oktibbeha County which dismissed proceedings for writ of error coram nobis directed toward setting aside a default judgment which had been entered against it at a former term in favor of appellees, George Thompson and Marilyn Thompson. The present case involves the same controversy between the parties which gave rise to the appeal dealt with by this Court in an opinion reported in 243 So.2d 54, and the proceedings now before us were begun following the decision in the former case.

As this Court stated in the…