Legal Opinion

Goodwin v. Gulf Transport Co.

Mississippi Supreme Court

Decided August 8, 1984No. 54993PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

453 So.2d 1035 (1984)

Linda GOODWIN (Jones)

v.

GULF TRANSPORT Company.

No. 54993.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

August 8, 1984.

C.R. McRae, Pascagoula, for appellant.

H. Rodger Wilder, Eaton, Cottrell, Galloway & Lang, Gulfport, for appellee.

Before ROY NOBLE LEE, P.J., and ROBERTSON and SULLIVAN, JJ.

ROBERTSON, Justice, for the Court:

This appeal arises from a personal injury action brought by a passenger against a bus company. The passenger claims that, while exiting the bus, she stepped on a slippery substance, fell and was hurt. The trial court held that the passenger failed to prove the bus…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Stokes v. SaltonstallSupreme Court of the United States · 1839
  2. Paymaster Oil Mill Company v. MitchellMississippi Supreme Court · 1975
  3. City of Jackson v. LocklarMississippi Supreme Court · 1983
  4. General Tire & Rubber Company v. DarnellMississippi Supreme Court · 1969
  5. Sears, Roebuck & Company v. TisdaleMississippi Supreme Court · 1966

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3Cited by9 opinions

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  4. Boyd Tunica, Inc. v. Premier Transportation Services, Inc.Court of Appeals of Mississippi · 2010
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