Bailey Lumber & Supply Co. v. Robinson

CARLSON, Presiding Justice,

for the Court:

¶ 1. Dwight Robinson filed suit against Bailey Lumber & Supply Company for injuries and damages he allegedly sustained as a result of a fall on Bailey Lumber’s premises. A trial was held in Hinds County Circuit Court, First Judicial District, and a jury returned a general verdict in favor of Robinson in the amount of $1,500,000. The trial court reduced the award to $1,070,341.42 in economic and noneconomic damages. Aggrieved, Bailey Lumber filed this appeal. We reverse and remand, finding that the trial court erred in allowing Dr. Obie McNair to offer…