Houston v. Page

208 So.2d 901 (1968)

Sammie E. HOUSTON

v.

Herman PAGE, d/b/a Page's Supermarket.

No. 44819.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

April 8, 1968.

William S. Lawson, Tupelo, for appellant.

Mitchell, McNutt & Bush, Tupelo, for appellee.

SMITH, Justice:

Sammie E. Houston, as plaintiff, brought an action for damages for personal injuries in the Circuit Court of Lee County against appellee Herman Page, d/b/a Page's Supermarket. At the conclusion of the trial, the jury returned a verdict for Houston in the amount of $28,941.66. A motion for a new trial was made by defendant-appellee Page upon the ground, among…