Greenline Equipment v. Covington County Bank, et Al.

Docket Number:	1999-CA-01753-SCT Linked Case(s): 1999-CA-01753-SCT ; 1999-CA-01753-SCT

Supreme Court:	Opinion Date: 05-30-2002 Opinion Author: CARLSON, Holding: AFFIRMED IN PART; REVERSED AND RENDERED IN PART

Additional Case Information:	Judge(s) Concurring: PITTMAN, C.J., McRAE AND SMITH, P.JJ., COBB, DIAZ AND GRAVES, JJ., Non Participating Judge(s): WALLER, J., Dissenting Author : EASLEY, J. CONCURS IN PART AND DISSENTS IN PART Procedural History: Bench Trial Nature of the Case: Contract

Trial Court:	Date of Trial Judgment: 09-23-1999 Appealed from: Covington County Circuit Court Judge: Robert G. Evans Disposition: the circuit court ruled, inter alia, that both Greenline and Perma Septic had wrongfully converted the subject excavator to the detriment of the Bank, thereby causing both Greenline and Perma Septic to be jointly and severally liable to the Bank for monetary damages in the amount of $35,070.72; that Perma Septic was not entitled to indemnification on its counterclaim against Greenline, nor entitled to relief on its counter- claim against the Bank; that Eavenson could not maintain his claims against Greenline and Perma Septic; and, that the applicable statute of limitations had run, thereby causing Greenline to take nothing on its third-party complaint against its lawyer for legal malpractice.

	Party Name:	Attorney Name:
Appellant:	GREENLINE EQUIPMENT COMPANY, INC. AND PERMA SEPTIC TANK COMPANY, INC.	BRETT WOODS ROBINSON NORMAN GENE HORTMAN, JR. S. ROBERT HAMMOND, JR.

Appellee:	COVINGTON COUNTY BANK, A MISSISSIPPI BANKING CORPORATION, JACK H. HAYES, JR. AND GLEN EAVENSON d/b/a COVINGTON STEEL COMPANY	DAVID SHOEMAKE FORREST W. STRINGFELLOW GREGORY MOREAU JOHNSTON GEORGE THOMAS SULLIVAN

Mississippi College School of Law