Legal Opinion

Southland Enterprises, Inc. v. Newton County

Mississippi Supreme Court

Decided February 20, 2003No. 2001-CA-00838-SCTPublishedCited by 24 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

838 So.2d 286 (2003)

SOUTHLAND ENTERPRISES, INC.

v.

NEWTON COUNTY, Mississippi.

No. 2001-CA-00838-SCT.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

February 20, 2003.

G. Martin Warren, Jr., Christian Blue Waddell, Gulfport, attorneys for appellant.

Danny K. Clearman, Decatur, attorney for appellee.

EN BANC.

DIAZ, J., for the Court.

¶ 1. Southland Enterprises, Inc. sued Newton County, Mississippi, demanding payment of $84,800.98 for work it performed on the Chunky-Duffee Road. The complaint also demanded statutory interest pursuant to Miss.Code Ann. § 31-7-305 (2000) and reasonable attorney's fees pursuant to §…

2Cases cited19 opinions

  1. Coleman v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1997
  2. Tharp v. Bunge Corp.Mississippi Supreme Court · 1994
  3. Munford, Inc. v. FlemingMississippi Supreme Court · 1992
  4. Stanton & Associates v. Bryant Const. Co.Mississippi Supreme Court · 1985
  5. Pinnix v. ToomeySupreme Court of North Carolina · 1955

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3Cited by24 opinions

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  3. Fitch v. ValentineMississippi Supreme Court · 2007
  4. Bickham v. GrantMississippi Supreme Court · 2003
  5. Mayers v. StateCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2010

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