City of Clinton, Mississippi v. Ernest Smith

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF MISSISSIPPI NO. 2002-CA-01670-SCT CITY OF CLINTON, MISSISSIPPI v. ERNEST SMITH DATE OF JUDGMENT: 8/12/2002 TRIAL JUDGE: HON. WINSTON L. KIDD COURT FROM WHICH APPEALED: HINDS COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT ATTORNEY FOR APPELLANT: KENNETH R. DREHER ATTORNEY FOR APPELLEE: JOEL W. HOWELL, III NATURE OF THE CASE: CIVIL - PERSONAL INJURY DISPOSITION: REVERSED AND RENDERED - 10/23/2003 MOTION FOR REHEARING FILED: MANDATE ISSUED: EN BANC. EASLEY, JUSTICE, FOR THE COURT: ¶1. On February 5, 1996, Ernest Smith (Smith) fell while exiting the municipal court building in Clinton, Mississippi.…