Legal Opinion

Reaves v. Wiggs

Mississippi Supreme Court

Decided December 5, 1966No. 44168PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ETHRIDGE, Chief Justice:

Ivo Reaves, appellant,' filed this negligence action for personal injuries in the Circuit Court of Tippah County against Dan Wiggs, appellee-defendant. The jury returned a verdict for Wiggs, and we affirm.

Wiggs was in the automobile parts business in Ripley, in a building with an L-shape. The main entrance was on Main Street, and the unloading and shop entrance on Mulberry Street. Reaves was a mechanic in his own garage, and purchased parts and machine shop service from Wiggs. At the rear or shop entrance on Mulberry Street, there was a large sliding door. Cut in this…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Sturdivant v. Crosby Lbr. & Mfg. Co.Mississippi Supreme Court · 1953

3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Donald v. Amoco Production Co.Mississippi Supreme Court · 1999
  2. Stanley v. Morgan & Lindsey, Inc.Mississippi Supreme Court · 1967
  3. Janet Karpovs, Individually and as Personal Representative of Juris A. Karpovs, Deceased v. State of MississippiCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
  4. Breland, by and Through Breland v. United StatesDistrict Court, S.D. Mississippi · 1990
  5. Rivers v. CarpenterMississippi Supreme Court · 1967

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