Blount v. Pantry, Inc.

GRIFFIS, J.,

for the Court.

¶ 1. On the morning of April 14, 2003, Ollie Blount was drinking coffee in the dining area of the Kangaroo convenience store in Gluckstadt, Mississippi. A car drove up to the curb in front of the store and hit the ice machine located on the *968sidewalk outside the store. As a result, the ice machine was pushed through the glass storefront and struck Blount. Blount was injured.

¶ 2. Blount filed a complaint and asserted a claim against the store’s owner, The Pantry, Inc. (“The Pantry”), for its negligent failure to provide adequate protective barriers along the glass…