HANKINS v. MARYLAND CAS./ZURICH AMERICAN

No. 2011-CA-01093-SCT.

101 So.3d 645 (2012)

Kaye HANKINS v. MARYLAND CASUALTY COMPANY/ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

Rehearing Denied December 13, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Alex A. Alston, Jr. , James H. Herring , Canton, attorneys for appellant.

Thomas Ray Julian , Jason Hood Strong , Jackson, attorneys for appellee.

EN BANC.


RANDOLPH, Justice, for the Court:

¶ 1. In July 2001, Kaye Hankins entered into a home-construction contract with Elite Homes, Inc. ("Elite"). An August 2001 soil-test report on the subject property recommended that "a stabilizing blanket of natural silty clays ... and/or compacted fill soils having a maximum 7-foot thickness" was required "to minimize the Yazoo Clay ... swell or heave potential to within limits tolerable to a strong slab foundation...." Hankins...

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