Washington v. Tem's Junior, Inc.

CHANDLER, J.,

for the Court.

¶ 1. Linda Washington, individually and on behalf of the wrongful death beneficiaries of Jerry Sanders, commenced a wrongful death action against Tern’s Junior, Inc., in the Circuit Court of Noxubee County. Tern’s Junior owned and operated the Shell Food Mart convenience store in Macon, Mississippi. In her complaint, Washington alleged that Sanders died from injuries he sustained from slipping and falling in grease that, as the result of negligence, was present on the ground outside of the convenience store. Tern’s Junior asserted in a motion for summary judgment…