Legal Opinion

Cynthia Renee Crider v. DeSoto County Convention and Visitors Bureau

Mississippi Supreme Court

Decided August 11, 2016No. 2015-CA-00725-SCTPublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

DICKINSON, Presiding Justice,

for the Court:

¶ 1. While visiting the DeSoto County Civic Center, Cynthia Crider stepped in a hole that was obscured by grass. She sued the DeSoto County Convention and Visitors Bureau (the Bureau), which operates the Civic Center. The circuit judge granted summary judgment to the Bureau *1064based on discretionary-function immunity. We affirm.

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

¶2. In May 2008, Crider attended a high-school graduation at the Civic Center. At the ceremony’s conclusion, Crider exited the Civic Center and proceeded across a grassy area to her car. As she…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. William T. Brantley v. City of Horn Lake, MississippiMississippi Supreme Court · 2014
  2. City of Tupelo v. MartinMississippi Supreme Court · 1999
  3. State v. HeardMississippi Supreme Court · 1963
  4. Taghi 'Ted' Boroujerdi v. City of StarkvilleMississippi Supreme Court · 2015
  5. White v. City of TupeloMississippi Supreme Court · 1984

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Samuel Wilcher, Jr. v. Lincoln County Board of SupervisorsMississippi Supreme Court · 2018
  2. Horton on Behalf of Estate of Erves v. City of VicksburgMississippi Supreme Court · 2018
  3. Horton on Behalf of Estate of Erves v. City of VicksburgMississippi Supreme Court · 2018
  4. Samuel Wilcher, Jr. v. Lincoln County Board of SupervisorsMississippi Supreme Court · 2018

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