FARMLAND MUT. INS. CO. v. SCRUGGS

No. 2003-CA-00874-SCT.

886 So.2d 714 (2004)

FARMLAND MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY v. Mitchell SCRUGGS, Eddie Scruggs, Scruggs Farm Supply, Inc., Scruggs Farm Joint Venture, HES Farms, Inc., MES Farms, Inc. and MHS Farms, Inc.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

Rehearing Denied December 2, 2004.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

J. Collins Wohner, James A. Becker, Jr., Jackson, Marc A. Biggers, Steven Cavitt Cookston, Greenwood, attorneys for appellant.

James Lawton Robertson, Jackson, Jim Waide, Lisa Scruggs, attorneys for appellees.

Before SMITH, C.J., CARLSON and GRAVES, JJ.


GRAVES, Justice, for the Court.

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