Mississippi State Port Authority v. Southern Industrial Contractors, LLC

CARLTON, P.J., FOR THE COURT:

¶ 1. This case involves a construction dispute between the Mississippi State Port Authority at Gulfport and Southern Industrial Contractors LLC (SIC). After the Port Authority terminated its contract with SIC, SIC filed a motion to compel arbitration, or alternatively, a one-count complaint for breach of contract, in the Circuit Court of the First Judicial District of Hinds County, Mississippi. The Port Authority moved to dismiss SIC's motion to compel arbitration, arguing that (1) the contract between the parties did not contain a binding arbitration agreement;…