Maddox v. Townsend and Sons, Inc.

LESLIE H. SOUTHWICK, Circuit Judge:

In this premises liability suit, the plaintiffs Tony and Kathy Maddox appeal from the summary judgment granted to the defendant, Townsend & Sons, Inc. We REVERSE and REMAND.

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

Twice a week for eight months, Tony Maddox made deliveries to a grocery store owned by Townsend & Sons in Columbus, Mississippi. On September 26, 2005, he wheeled his delivery cart up a ramp to the top of the store’s concrete loading dock, situated approximately five feet off the ground. While waiting on the dock, he leaned or sat on a chain hanging about 30…