Legal Opinion
Mayfield v. the Hairbender
Mississippi Supreme Court
Decided June 2, 2005No. 2204-CA-00471-SCTPublishedCited by 52 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
903 So.2d 733 (2005)
Anita MAYFIELD
v.
THE HAIRBENDER.
No. 2204-CA-00471-SCT.
Supreme Court of Mississippi.
June 2, 2005.
Gregory W. Harbison, Tupelo, attorney for appellant.
Goodloe Tankersley Lewis, Oxford, attorney for appellee.
EN BANC.
ON MOTION FOR REHEARING
DICKINSON, Justice, for the Court.
¶ 1. The motion for rehearing is denied. The original opinion is withdrawn, and this opinion is substituted therefor.
¶ 2. In this trip and fall case, we are asked to clarify whether a plaintiff may pursue a claim of negligent failure to repair a dangerous condition that is open and obvious.
BACKGROUND FACTS AND…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Tharp v. Bunge Corp.Mississippi Supreme Court · 1994
- Richmond v. Benchmark Const. Corp.Mississippi Supreme Court · 1997
- Corley v. EvansMississippi Supreme Court · 2003
- Robinson v. Singing River Hosp. SystemMississippi Supreme Court · 1999
- Caruso v. Picayune Pizza Hut, Inc.Mississippi Supreme Court · 1992
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3Cited by52 opinions
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- Barbara Jones v. Wal-Mart Stores East, LPCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2016
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