State of Mississippi v. Louisville Tire Center, Inc.

COLEMAN, JUSTICE,

FOR THE COURT:

¶1. In 2007, the State of Mississippi, through the Attorney General’s office, filed suit against Louisville Tire Center, Inc, d/b/a Fair Oil Company (Fair Oil) for violating .Mississippi’s price-gouging statute. Fair Oil filed a successful motion for summary judgment on the basis that the price-gouging - statute was unconstitutional as written; however, on appeal, the Court reversed the grant of summary judgment and remanded the case for the Winston County Chancery Court to examine Fair Oil’s conduct in light of the statute’s language. State ex rel. Hood v.…