Burch v. Pomes

LEE, P.J.,

for the Court.

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

¶ 1. Kelli Slaughter Burch and Tina Flo-rane Pomes entered into a verbal agreement whereby Pomes would assume the notes on Burch’s mobile home until Pomes could arrange financing for an outright purchase. Claiming that Pomes was behind on her payments, Burch filed an eviction notice in the Justice Court of Pearl River County. The justice court judge awarded Burch $1,468.96 in damages and ordered the removal of the mobile home from Pomes’s property.

¶ 2. Pomes filed an appeal in the Circuit Court of Pearl River County. The trial court…