Ratcliff v. Rainbow Casino-Vicksburg Partnership, L.P.
Court of Appeals of Mississippi
1Opinion of the Court
IRVING, J.,
for the Court.
¶ 1. Sarah Ratcliff sustained injuries when she fell at the Rainbow Casino in Vicksburg, Mississippi, and consequently sued Rainbow for her injuries. At the *764completion of discovery, the court below granted Rainbow’s motion for summary judgment. Feeling aggrieved, Ratcliff appeals, arguing that (1) Mississippi should hold casinos to a higher standard of care than other businesses, (2) the stool she tripped over was inherently dangerous or, (3) in the alternative, Mississippi should adopt a requirement that all premises liability claims must go to a jury.
¶ 2. Finding no…
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