Litton Systems, Inc. v. Murphree

301 So.2d 850 (1974)

LITTON SYSTEMS, INC.

v.

Mrs. Mary M. MURPHREE et al.

No. 47737.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

October 14, 1974.

White & Morse, Eldon L. Bolton, Jr., Gulfport, for appellant.

Cumbest & Cumbest, John L. Hunter, Pascagoula, for appellees.

ROBERTSON, Justice:

The Circuit Court of Jackson County refused to allow Litton Systems, Inc. to intervene in a third party action brought by the heirs at law of Carl E. Murphree, deceased, against Baggett Industrial Constructors, Inc. and American Mutual Liability Insurance Company, after plaintiffs had taken a non-suit against American Mutual and…