Refrigeration Sales Co. v. State ex rel. Segrest

SMITH, Justice,

for the Court:

This case comes before the Court on appeal of Refrigeration Sales from the grant of summary judgment by the chancellor of the Hinds County Chancery Court against this foreign corporation in favor of the State of Mississippi.

The controversy between these parties centers on the interpretation of the word “state” in Miss.Code Ann. § 31-7-47. This statute requires ■ that a nonresident bidding on a. Mississippi public contract be accorded treatment commensurate with the treatment a Mississippi resident would receive if bidding on a contract in the state of domicile of…