Margaret Magers v. Diamondhead Resort, LLC

ISHEE, J.,

FOR THE COURT:

¶ 1. On June 24, 2011, Margaret Magers was sexually assaulted by Alfredo Mongoy Cruz, an undocumented worker, in the hotel-lobby bathroom at Diamondhead Resort LLC. At the time of the assault, Dia-mondhead only had one security guard on duty, Anthony Wright. Cruz was convicted of forcible rape and sentenced to twenty-five years in the custody of the Mississippi Department of Corrections, with no hope of parole. On October 31, 2011, Magers filed a premises-liability suit against Dia-mondhead, alleging negligent security of the premises. The case proceeded to trial, and…