Goodwin v. Jackson

ROY NOBLE LEE, Presiding Justice,

for the Court:

Richard Goodwin and Christine Goodwin filed suit in the Circuit Court of Harrison County, seeking damages against James 0. Jackson, Sr., d/b/a Jackson’s Trailer Park, and St. Paul Fire and Marine Insurance Company, for the wrongful death of their minor child, Heather Goodwin. The lower court granted a summary judgment in favor of St. Paul Fire and Marine Insurance Company [St. Paul], and entered judgment in favor of Jackson on a jury verdict. The Goodwins have appealed from both judgments and Jackson has cross-appealed, contending that the lower…