TAYLOR v. MORRIS

No. 89-CA-1029.

609 So.2d 405 (1992)

James TAYLOR, Jr. v. James L. MORRIS.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

August 26, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Frank A. Wood, Jr., Watkins & Eager, E. Michael Marks, Jackson, for appellant.

Anselm J. McLaurin, McLaurin & McLaurin, Brandon, for appellee.

Before HAWKINS, P.J., and PRATHER and McRAE, JJ.


McRAE, Justice, for the Court:

James L. Morris brought suit against James Taylor in the Chancery Court of Rankin County seeking specific performance of a land sales contract. The court entered a default judgment against Taylor, but Taylor steadfastly refused to convey the land. At a subsequent hearing, which Taylor did not attend, the court found Taylor in contempt. At the same hearing, apparently upon an ore tenus motion by Morris, the court found that Taylor...

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