Evelyn Barnes v. City of Canton, Mississippi

LEE, C.J.,

for the Court:

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

¶ 1. On December 23, 2011, Evelyn Barnes and her grandson, Desmond Young, were riding a small train around the town square in Canton, Mississippi, as part of a Christmas celebration when an accident occurred, injuring Barnes and Young. On December 17, 2012, Barnes and her husband, Ben Barnes, filed suit in the Madison County Circuit Court against the Canton Convention and Visitors Bureau (the Bureau) and the City of Canton (the City) alleging negligence. Young, by and through Orthia Herring, also filed a similar suit against the Bureau and…