U.S. INDUSTRIES v. McCLURE FURNITURE CO.

No. 51220.

371 So.2d 391 (1979)

U.S. INDUSTRIES, INC., d/b/a Bell-Wood and Joe D. Edwards v. McCLURE FURNITURE COMPANY OF EUPORA.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

May 23, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thornton, Guyton, Dorrill & Pettit, George L. Dorrill, Kosciusko, for appellant.

Hal H.H. McClanahan, III, Columbus, for appellee.

Before PATTERSON, BROOM and BOWLING, JJ.


BOWLING, Justice, for the Court:

Appellee, McClure Furniture Company of Eupora, secured a jury verdict and judgment in the Circuit Court of Choctaw County against appellant, U.S. Industries, Inc., d/b/a Bell-Wood, in the amount of $2,063.00 as actual damages and $1,000 as punitive damages. Appellant, in appealing from the judgment, alleges two assignments of error, namely:

1. The verdict of the jury is against the overwhelming weight of the evidence, and was...

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