Legal Opinion

West Bros. of Pascagoula, Miss., Inc. v. Dickens

Mississippi Supreme Court

Decided February 21, 1966No. 43794PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ROBERTSON, Justice:

Appellee, Mrs. Beatrice Dickens, sued the appellant, West Bros, of Pascagoula, Miss., Inc., a Corp., d/b/a Gibson’s Discount Center for damages sustained when she tripped and fell over a flat display counter located at the end of a gondola-type display counter. The jury returned a verdict for $10,-500.00 damages, and the appellant appeals to this Court.

The appellant assigns as errors: the refusal to grant a peremptory instruction for the defendant, the granting of certain instructions for the appellee, the verdict of the jury is against the overwhelming weight of the…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Wallace v. JC Penny Co., Inc.Mississippi Supreme Court · 1959
  2. Alabama & Vicksburg Railway Co. v. CoxMississippi Supreme Court · 1913

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Atwood v. LeverMississippi Supreme Court · 1973
  2. Gulf Hills Dude Ranch, Inc. v. BrinsonMississippi Supreme Court · 1966

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