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LANCASTER v. CITY OF CLARKSDALE

No. 48910.

339 So.2d 1359 (1976)

Beth LANCASTER, a minor, by next friend, v. CITY OF CLARKSDALE.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

Rehearing Denied November 30, 1976.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Holcomb, Dunbar, Connell, Merkel & Tollison, Charles M. Merkel, Clarksdale, for appellant.

Luckett & Barnwell, W.O. Luckett, Jr., Clarksdale, for appellee.

Before GILLESPIE, ROBERTSON and LEE, JJ.

ROBERTSON, Justice, for the Court:

Beth Lancaster, a 12-year-old minor, by next friend, sued the city of Clarksdale, Mississippi, in the Circuit Court of Coahoma County for damages sustained when she walked into a traffic control box protruding about 30 to 36 inches over the public sidewalk at a height of about 58 1/2 inches. The jury returned a verdict of $12,500.

The city of Clarksdale moved for a judgment notwithstanding the verdict. That motion was sustained...

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