West Bros. of Pascagoula, Miss., Inc. v. Dickens
Mississippi Supreme Court
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…
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