Cheryl Brown Giggers v. Memphis Housing Authority

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF TENNESSEE AT JACKSON October 2, 2008 Session Heard at Nashville1 CHERYL BROWN GIGGERS ET AL. v. MEMPHIS HOUSING AUTHORITY ET AL. Appeal by Permission from the Court of Appeals Circuit Court for Shelby County No. CT-000896-03 Kay S. Robilio, Judge No. W2006-00304-SC-R11-CV - Filed February 3, 2009 The plaintiffs, survivors of a tenant shot and killed by the criminal act of another tenant, filed suit against the defendant housing authority, alleging negligence and breach of contract for failure to provide a safe premises. The trial court granted summary judgment in favor…