Legal Opinion
Fred's Stores of Tennessee, Inc. v. Pratt
Court of Appeals of Mississippi
Decided July 19, 2011No. 2010-CA-00481-COAPublished
1Opinion of the Court
67 So.3d 820 (2011)
FRED'S STORES OF TENNESSEE, INC., Appellant
v.
Jesse PRATT, Appellee.
No. 2010-CA-00481-COA.
Court of Appeals of Mississippi.
July 19, 2011.
Richard D. Underwood, Madison, attorney for appellant.
Charles Jones Swayze III, attorney for appellee.
EN BANC.
ISHEE, J., for the Court:
¶ 1. Fred's Discount Stores of Tennessee, Inc. (Fred's) was found liable for negligence after one of its patrons, Jesse Pratt (Pratt), was injured after slipping on a plastic grocery sack on the floor near a checkout stand. The jury awarded Pratt $25,000 for her injuries.
¶ 2. Fred's now appeals the verdict,…
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2Cases cited22 opinions
- Frank Coughlin, Padre Concrete Corporation, A. W. Van Cleave, Jr. And Allied Crushed Stone Company v. Capitol Cement Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978
- Davis v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1988
- Harry A. Pursche v. Atlas Scraper and Engineering Co., a Corporation, Atlas Scraper and Engineering Co., a Corporation v. Harry A. PurscheCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1962
- King & King Enterprises, D/B/A King Gas & Oil and Carl R. King, D/B/A King Gas & Oil v. Champlin Petroleum CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1981
- Eckman v. MooreMississippi Supreme Court · 2004
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