Clifton F. Arledge and United States Fidelity and Guaranty Company v. Gulf Oil Corporation

ON PETITION FOR REHEARING

ALVIN B. RUBIN, Circuit Judge:

Once again, at the urging of the partially successful appellant, we examine the Mississippi cases in this diversity action to determine under what circumstances a lessor may be liable to a third person who suffers personal injury on the leased premises. Gulf seeks reconsideration of our prior ruling and the entry of judgment in its favor as a matter of law. We deny its petition. But, because its discussion of the Mississippi cases appears to warrant some re-evaluation of our prior opinion, we attempt to clarify what we believe to be the…