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DIXIE CONTRACTORS, INC. v. BALLARD

No. 46281.

249 So.2d 653 (1971)

DIXIE CONTRACTORS, INC. and Reliance Insurance Company v. George W. BALLARD, d/b/a Ballard's Welding Shop.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

As Modified on Denial of Rehearing June 28, 1971.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Cox & Dunn, Ltd., Jackson, for appellants.

Ralph L. Peeples, Brookhaven, for appellee.

ETHRIDGE, Chief Justice.

This is a suit on a public construction, surety bond made by Reliance Insurance Company covering a highway construction contract between Dixie Contractors, Inc., prime contractor, and the Mississippi State Highway Commission. It involves interpretation of the 1962 amendment to the public contract law. Miss. Laws 1962, ch. 333; Miss.Code 1942 Ann. § 9017 (Supp. 1970). The issues are whether claimants on surety bonds may file separate suits...

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