Industrial Welding Supplies of Hattiesburg, LLC; Airgas, Inc.; and Airgas USA, LLC, Appellants v. John Pinson And…

Summary

The court remanded an interlocutory class-certification order because the circuit court failed to identify the class claims, issues, or defenses as required by Rule 23(b). A conclusory finding that all Rule 23 requirements were satisfied did not permit meaningful appellate review, and the defect required correction even though no party requested additional findings under Rule 52. Justice Wynne, dissenting, would have reached the merits because the parties had not challenged the order's sufficiency and the certification issues were fully briefed.