Connie Hawkins v. Heck Yea Quarter Horses, LLC

BEAM, JUSTICE, FOR THE COURT:

¶ 1. On June 19, 2013, George "Leith" Hawkins (Hawkins), suffered a stroke while working at Heck Yea Quarter Horses, LLC (Heck Yea); he died days later. Connie Hawkins (Connie), George Hawkins's widow, sued Heck Yea and other defendants for wrongful death. The Circuit Court of the First Judicial District of Hinds County granted summary judgment and the Mississippi Court of Appeals affirmed. Hawkins v. Heck Yea Quarter Horses, LLC , --- So.3d ----, 2016 WL 9402885 (Miss. Ct. App. Jan. 13, 2016). We granted Connie's petition for a writ of certiorari to address…