Wilton Acquisitions Corp. v. First Methodist Church of Biloxi

CARLTON, J.,

for the Court:

¶ 1. Wilton Acquisitions Corporation (Wilton Corp.) appeals from the judgment of the Harrison County Chancery Court which dismissed, with prejudice, Wilton Corp.’s lawsuit against First Methodist Church of Biloxi, Mississippi (First Methodist). The chancellor dismissed the suit pursuant to Mississippi Rule of Civil Procedure 37, due to discovery misconduct on behalf of Wilton Corp. However, we find that the chancellor improperly certified his order dismissing Wilton Corp.’s lawsuit with prejudice as a Rule 54(b) judgment. Accordingly, we dismiss the appeal and remand…