Ballard Realty Co. v. Ohazurike

RANDOLPH, Justice, for the Court:

¶ 1. Parham Pointe North, LLC (“Par-ham”) and K. Wayne Rice & Associates (“Rice”) together appeal (“the Parham appeal”), and Ballard Realty Company (“Ballard”) separately appeals, (collectively “Defendants”) a decision from the Hinds County Circuit Court awarding damages of $3,603,712 to apartment-complex tenants for loss of intellectual property and personal injuries arising from claims that the Defendants were negligent in maintaining and/or repairing a leaking pipe in their apartment. We find that the trial court abused its discretion by admitting…