DENNIS v. SEARLE

No. 54433.

457 So.2d 941 (1984)

Norman George DENNIS v. Charles Roger SEARLE and Wife, Susan M. Searle.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

October 10, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Rex K. Jones, Hattiesburg, for appellant.

David R. Smith, Colette A. Oldmixon, Smith, Smith, Tate, Stuart & Cruthird, Poplarville, for appellees.

Before ROY NOBLE LEE, P.J., and DAN M. LEE and ROBERTSON, JJ.


ROBERTSON, Justice, for the Court:

I.

This termite damage case presents issues bigger than termites. The purchaser of a residence in Pearl River County has found substantial termite infestation in his new home. The contract of sale having addressed the subject, albeit ambiguously, the purchaser has brought suit against the sellers seeking damages.

The Chancery Court of Pearl River County sustained the sellers' motion for summary judgment, Rule 56...

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