Legal Opinion

Ducksworth v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

Court of Appeals of Mississippi

Decided December 17, 2002No. 2002-CA-00013-COAPublishedCited by 14 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

832 So.2d 1260 (2002)

Brenda DUCKSWORTH, Appellant,

v.

WAL-MART STORES, INC., Appellee.

No. 2002-CA-00013-COA.

Court of Appeals of Mississippi.

December 17, 2002.

P. Shawn Harris, attorney for appellant.

Edley H. Jones, Ridgeland, attorney for appellee.

Before SOUTHWICK, P.J., BRIDGES, LEE and MYERS, JJ.

LEE, J., for the court.

PROCEDURAL HISTORY AND FACTS

¶ 1. This is an appeal from the Circuit Court of Scott County concerning a "slip and fall" case. Brenda Ducksworth was shopping in Wal-Mart on July 6, 1996, for a ceiling fan. While looking up towards a ceiling fan display, Ms. Ducksworth turned down…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Jerry Lee's Grocery, Inc. v. ThompsonMississippi Supreme Court · 1988
  2. Waller v. Dixieland Food Stores, Inc.Mississippi Supreme Court · 1986
  3. Anderson v. BH Acquisition, Inc.Mississippi Supreme Court · 2000
  4. Houston v. YorkCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 1999
  5. Ball v. Dominion Ins. Corp.Court of Appeals of Mississippi · 2001

3Cited by14 opinions

  1. Byrne v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.Court of Appeals of Mississippi · 2003
  2. Parmenter v. J & B Enterprises, Inc.Court of Appeals of Mississippi · 2012
  3. Janet Evans v. Mosleh AdyhaCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2016
  4. Brown v. AndersonCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2012
  5. Fred's Stores of Tennessee, Inc. v. PrattCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2011

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