EUCLID-MISS., a DIV. OF TRIPPEER ORGANIZATIONS v. Western Cas. & Sur. Co.

This is a suit on public construction, surety bonds made by Western Casualty & Surety Company, Inc. (called Western Casualty), appellee. It was brought in the Chancery Court, First District of Hinds County, by Euelid-Mississippi, A Division of Trippeer Organizations, Inc. (called Euclid). The trial court dismissed the bill of complaint, because of a prior, pending suit in the circuit court, and under the statutes the chancery court had no jurisdiction of the cause of action.

Actions on contracts for public work are purely statutory. The procedures for them are set forth in Mississippi Code…