The City of Vicksburg will not be dismissed from a lawsuit involving a building that collapsed in downtown Vicksburg in 2006, Warren County Judge Johnny Price has ruled.

Price denied a motion filed by attorneys for the city.

City attorney Lee Davis Thames Jr. and Mayor Paul Winfield said the city will appeal. Thames said attorneys for the city’s insurer are representing the city.

The city’s motion, filed in July, claimed the city was not liable for any damages to the 713 Clay St. building claimed in a lawsuit filed in 2010 by Lisa and Randy Ashcraft. The couple own the former First Federal Savings and Loan building at 1221 Washington St., which shared a wall the Thomas Furniture that collapsed Jan. 25, 2006.