LUCKETT v. MISSISSIPPI WOOD INC.

No. 54974.

481 So.2d 288 (1985)

Robert LUCKETT v. MISSISSIPPI WOOD INC. and The Western Casualty and Surety Co.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

November 27, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joel W. Howell, III, Jackson, Wright & Phillips, Carthage, for appellant.

Joseph L. McCoy, McCoy, Wilkins, Noblin, Anderson & Stephens, Jackson, for appellees.

En Banc.


PRATHER, Justice, for the Court:

The question for review is whether a circuit court has jurisdiction to entertain an employee's claim against his employer and its compensation carrier for bad faith and malicious refusal to pay workers' compensation benefits.

This appeal follows the decision of the Circuit Court of Leake County granting a motion to dismiss for lack of subject matter jurisdiction in an action brought by Robert Luckett against his employer, Mississippi...

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