Legal Opinion
Williams v. Briggs Co.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided August 16, 1995No. 94-60539PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RHESA HAWKINS BARKSDALE, Circuit Judge:
Melody Williams, et al., appeal from a judgment as a matter of law. We AFFIRM.
I
On May 23, 1991, Summer Jewel Williams, Melody Williams’ 11-month old daughter, was severely burned by water in a bathtub in Melody Williams’ apartment in Vicksburg, Mississippi. While Melody Williams was in the kitchen, her three-year-old son began to fill the bathtub with hot water. Melody Williams heard the running water, and told her son to turn it off. Immediately thereafter, and before her son did so, Melody Williams heard a splash, followed by screams from her daughter.…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- The Boeing Company v. Daniel C. ShipmanCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
- Sperry-New Holland v. PrestageMississippi Supreme Court · 1993
- Holly Shipp v. General Motors CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1985
- O'CAIN v. Harvey Freeman and Sons, Inc.Mississippi Supreme Court · 1991
- DeLaughter v. Lawrence County Hosp.Mississippi Supreme Court · 1992
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3Cited by21 opinions
- Myron Batts v. Tow-Motor Forklift Company and Caterpillar, Inc., Caterpillar, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1995
- Elizabeth v. Bogosian v. Mercedes-Benz of North America, Inc. And Daimler-Benz North America CorporationCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1997
- United States v. WiseCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2000
- Michael SURACE; Alice Surace, H/w, Appellants, v. CATERPILLAR, INC.; CMI Corporation, AppelleesCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1997
- United States v. NorrisCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2000
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