Davis v. Flippen

INZER, Justice:

Appellant Mrs. Pauline Stigall Davis sued the appellee, South Central Bell Telephone Company and five of its employees in the Circuit Court of Adams County seeking to recover damages for personal injuries resulting from the alleged negligence of the employees of the telephone company causing a conduit to fall and strike her. The trial court peremptorily instructed the jury to find for defendants and dismissed the suit. From this judgment Mrs. Davis appeals. We reverse and remand.

In Shaw v. Phillips, 193 So.2d 717 (Miss.1967), we stated:

The law is clear and firmly established as…