Friendly Finance Company of Biloxi, Inc. v. Mallett

243 So.2d 403 (1971)

FRIENDLY FINANCE COMPANY OF BILOXI, INC.

v.

Dennis L. MALLETT.

No. 46029.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

January 25, 1971.

Louis Hengen, Biloxi, for appellant.

Thomas L. Wallace, John M. Sekul, Biloxi, for appellee.

RODGERS, Justice:

This is an appeal from a final judgment of the Circuit Court of Harrison County, Mississippi, in favor of Dennis L. Mallett affirming a judgment on appeal from the County Court of the Second Judicial District in the sum of $2,000 actual damages and $7,500 punitive damages. On motion of defendant the county court ordered a new trial conditioned upon…