Tricon Metals & Services, Inc. v. Topp

516 So.2d 236 (1987)

TRICON METALS & SERVICES, INC.

v.

Jim TOPP.

No. 57367.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

December 9, 1987.

Joel W. Howell, III, Jackson, for appellant.

Joe Clay Hamilton, Meridian, for appellee.

Before DAN M. LEE, P.J., and ROBERTSON and GRIFFIN, JJ.

ROBERTSON, Justice, for the court:

I

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