Delta Drilling Co. v. Cannette

489 So.2d 1378 (1986)

DELTA DRILLING COMPANY and Aetna Casualty and Surety Company

v.

Thomas L. CANNETTE.

No. 55621.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

May 21, 1986.

Rehearing Denied July 9, 1986.

William D. Blakeslee, Robert H. Walker, Bryant, Stennis & Colingo, Gulfport, for appellants.

Robert W. Smith, Biloxi, for appellee.

Before ROY NOBLE LEE, P.J., and DAN M. LEE and ROBERTSON, JJ.

ROBERTSON, Justice, for the Court:

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