Legal Opinion

Materials Transp. Co. v. Newman

Mississippi Supreme Court

Decided June 8, 1995No. 91-CA-01265-SCTPublishedCited by 22 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

656 So.2d 1199 (1995)

MATERIALS TRANSPORTATION COMPANY

v.

Douglas Henry NEWMAN.

No. 91-CA-01265-SCT.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

June 8, 1995.

Diane V. Pradat, Joseph L. McCoy, McCoy, Wilkins, Stephens & Tipton, Jackson, for appellant.

John S. Knowles, III, Brantley & Knowles, Jackson, for appellee.

Before PRATHER, P.J., and SULLIVAN and JAMES L. ROBERTS, Jr., JJ.

PRATHER, Presiding Justice, for the Court:

I. INTRODUCTION

This appeal concerns three tort and evidence issues relating to products liability defense — whether any alleged misuse of the product, assumption of the risk, or an open and obvious…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Doris R. Edwards, Etc., Cross-Appellant v. Sears, Roebuck and Company, Cross-AppelleesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1975
  2. Tharp v. Bunge Corp.Mississippi Supreme Court · 1994
  3. Flight Line, Inc. v. TanksleyMississippi Supreme Court · 1992
  4. Sperry-New Holland v. PrestageMississippi Supreme Court · 1993
  5. May v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1988

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