BYRD v. SINCLAIR OIL & REFINING COMPANY

No. 45892.

240 So.2d 623 (1970)

Lawrence BYRD v. SINCLAIR OIL & REFINING COMPANY.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

Rehearing Denied October 26, 1970.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Walker & Sullivan, Laurel, for appellant.

Heidelberg, Woodliff & Franks, W. Swan Yerger, William H. Brown, Jr., Jackson, for appellee.


JONES, Justice.

This case comes from the Circuit Court of Jones County. It originated in the county court.

Prior to 1956, no appeal was allowable from the circuit court unless the judgment was in all respects a final judgment. It is the primary duty of this Court, on its own motion, to determine its jurisdiction. Roach v. Black Creek Drainage District, 206 Miss. 794, 41 So.2d 5 (1949).

The action involves surface damage to lands alleged to have occurred...

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