CITY OF LONG BEACH, MISS. v. Spooner

Appellee, Calvin. Spooner, brought this suit in the Circuit Court of Harrison County against the City of Long Beach for damages for personal injuries allegedly resulting from the negligence of the appellant City in furnishing him an unsafe place to work and an unsafe tool or appliance. The jury returned a verdict for appellee. We have concluded that appellee failed to show any negligence on the part of the City, that his injury was attributable solely to his own fault, and therefore appellant was entitled to its requested peremptory instruction.

Spooner was an employee of the City of Long…