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RIVES v. PETERSON

No. 56307.

493 So.2d 316 (1986)

Mary George RIVES v. Jimmy PETERSON, d/b/a Peterson's Construction Co.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

Rehearing Denied September 17, 1986.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ross F. Bass, Jr., Julie L. Sneed, Jones, Mockbee, Bass & Hodge, Jackson, for appellant.

Niles McNeel, Louisville, for appellee.

Before WALKER, C.J., and PRATHER and ANDERSON, JJ.

ANDERSON, Justice, for the Court:

This appeal from the Circuit Court of Winston County involves not only a business dispute but a family quarrel. Mrs. Rives made an oral agreement with her first cousin, Jimmy Peterson, to perform extensive repairs and additions to her house. While the work was in progress, Mrs. Rives became dissatisfied with certain aspects of Peterson's performance. After some arguments between the two, Peterson stopped work. There the matter stood...

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