Legal Opinion
City of Newton v. Lofton
Court of Appeals of Mississippi
Decided March 25, 2003No. 2001-CA-01919-COAPublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
840 So.2d 833 (2003)
CITY OF NEWTON, Appellant
v.
Bernice LOFTON, Appellee.
No. 2001-CA-01919-COA.
Court of Appeals of Mississippi.
March 25, 2003.
Jay R. McLemore, Ridgeland, Diane V. Pradat, Jackson, for appellant.
P. Shawn Harris, for appellee.
Before McMILLIN, C.J., THOMAS and CHANDLER, JJ.
THOMAS, J., FOR THE COURT:
¶ 1. The City of Newton was found 95% negligent by failing to warn and protect Bernice Lofton, who was an invitee, against dangers present at the construction site near Newton Middle School in Newton, Mississippi. Aggrieved, the City of Newton asserts the following on appeal:
I. THE…
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