HOSFORD v. McKISSACK

No. 90-CA-0598.

589 So.2d 108 (1991)

Jim HOSFORD and Judy Hosford v. Steve McKISSACK and State Termite and Pest Control, Inc.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

As Modified on Denial of Rehearing December 11, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas L. Kesler, Columbus, for appellants.

Katherine S. Kerby, Gholson Hicks & Nichols, Columbus, for appellees.

Before DAN M. LEE, P.J., and ROBERTSON and BANKS, JJ.


ROBERTSON, Justice, for the Court:

I.

This case presents questions regarding the nature and extent of exposure a pest control operator assumes when it inspects a residential property in contemplation of a sale. Plaintiffs purchased the property thirty-seven days after defendant pest control service performed its inspection, only to find some nineteen months later substantial and long-existing latent termite infestation and damage. The Circuit Court summarily...

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