Legal Opinion

Estate of Betty Jean Kiihnl v. Family Dollar Stores of Mississippi, Inc.

Court of Appeals of Mississippi

Decided August 9, 2016No. 2015-CA-00592-COAPublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

LEE, C.J.,'

for the Court:

¶ 1. In this premises-liability case, we must decide whether the Tallahatchie County Circuit Court erred in granting Family Dollar Stores of Mississippi Inc.’s motion for summary judgment.

FACTS

¶2. Betty Jean Kiihnl was a regular shopper at the Family Dollar in Charleston, Mississippi. On May 30, 2014, Jennifer Morgan 1 drove Kiihnl to the Family Dollar. There were no handicapped parking spaces, and the parking spaces directly in front of the Family Dollar were occupied. So Morgan parked the vehicle in a parking space on the side of the building. Kiihnl walked from the…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Karpinsky v. American National Insurance Co.Mississippi Supreme Court · 2013
  2. Jerry Lee's Grocery, Inc. v. ThompsonMississippi Supreme Court · 1988
  3. Mayfield v. the HairbenderMississippi Supreme Court · 2005
  4. Stanley v. Boyd Tunica, Inc.Court of Appeals of Mississippi · 2010
  5. Barbara Jones v. Wal-Mart Stores East, LPCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2016

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