Austin v. Atlas Subsidiaries of Mississippi, Inc.

SMITH, Justice.

Solomon Austin and Leodis Austin appeal from a decree of the Chancery Court of Sunflower County awarding a money judgment against them to appellee, Atlas Subsidiaries of Mississippi, Inc., in the amount of $1,516.16.

The background of the case is substantially as follows: The Austins were the owners of a modest home in a rural community. They were approached by representatives of Housecraft, a Louisiana partnership, (not a party to the present litigation), with a proposal to repair and to improve it by installing aluminum siding. According to the Austins, they were offered…