Legal Opinion

Herring v. Planters' Lumber Co.

Mississippi Supreme Court

Decided March 12, 1934No. 31037PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtSmith, C. J.

The appellant sued the appellee for damages for personal injuries sustained by him because of alleged negligence of the appellee. At the close of the evidence, the court below sustained a motion for the exclusion thereof, directed the jury to return a verdict for the appellee, and there was a judgment accordingly. The evidence, in substance, is as follows:

Mississippi College owns and operates a male college at Clinton, Mississippi, with an extensive campus on which its buildings are situated, and through and around which are several concrete walks. This campus abuts on a public road, and one…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Mayor of Vicksburg v. HolmesMississippi Supreme Court · 1913

3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Holmes v. T. M. Strider & Co.Mississippi Supreme Court · 1939
  2. Monroe County Elec. Power Ass'n v. PaceMississippi Supreme Court · 1984
  3. Baader ex rel. Baader v. LoobyDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1961
  4. W. G. Wetmore & Co. v. ReedCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1938

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