Berkline Corp. v. Bank of Mississippi

453 So.2d 699 (1984)

BERKLINE CORPORATION

v.

BANK OF MISSISSIPPI.

No. 54939.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

July 25, 1984.

Winn Davis Brown, Jr., Brown & Rutherford, Southaven, for appellant.

James Patrick Caldwell, Riley, Weir & Caldwell, Tupelo, for appellee.

Before ROY NOBLE LEE, P.J., and ROBERTSON and SULLIVAN, JJ.

ROBERTSON, Justice for the Court.

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Berkline Corporation has brought this action charging that Bank of Mississippi made material misrepresentations regarding the credit worthiness of Furniture City, Inc. Berkline says that it reasonably relied upon these representations and made credit…