Bolton v. Equiprime, Inc.

IRVING, J., for the Court.

¶ 1. The Circuit Court of Hinds County dismissed a lawsuit filed by mortgagor Rosemary Bolton and several other mortgagors1 against Equiprime, Inc., an Alabama corporation.2 The circuit court determined that the mortgagors had alleged fraud on the part of Equiprime but had not pleaded fraud with the specificity required by Rule 9(b) of the Mississippi Rules of Civil Procedure. Additionally, the circuit court found that the mortgagors had not pleaded any affirmative acts by Equiprime which were designed to conceal the fraud allegedly committed by Equi-prime. The…