Road Maintenance Supply v. Dep. of Maxwell

493 So.2d 318 (1986)

ROAD MAINTENANCE SUPPLY, INC. and Western Casualty & Surety Company,

v.

DEPENDENTS OF James L. MAXWELL, Jr., Deceased.

No. 55654.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

July 30, 1986.

Rehearing Denied September 17, 1986.

Joseph L. McCoy, McCoy, Wilkins, Noblin, Anderson & Stephens, Jackson, for appellant.

William S. Lawson, Tupelo, Thomas J. Lowe, Jr., Jackson, for appellee.

Before ROY NOBLE LEE, P.J., and ROBERTSON and ANDERSON, JJ.

ROBERTSON, Justice, for the Court:

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