JESCO, INC. v. WHITEHEAD

No. 53833.

451 So.2d 706 (1984)

JESCO, INC. v. Gerald WHITEHEAD.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

Rehearing Denied July 11, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William M. Beasley, W.P. Mitchell, Mitchell, Eskridge, Voge, Clayton & Beasley, Tupelo, Darden, Sumners, Carter & Trout, New Albany, for appellant.

William S. Lawson, Tupelo, Talmadge Littlejohn, New Albany, Roscoe B. Hogan, William W. Smith, Birmingham, Ala., for appellee.

En Banc.


WALKER, Presiding Justice, for the Court:

This is an appeal from the Circuit Court of Lee County wherein the appellee, Gerald Whitehead, was awarded damages resulting from personal injuries received on December 22, 1977 when an explosion occurred in a grain mill operated by Sunshine Mills, Inc. (hereinafter referred to as Sunshine). Jesco, Inc. was an independent contractor performing work which required, among other things, welding on a grain conveyor and grain bin...

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