1. Home
  2. Browse Decisions
  3. So.2d
  4. 387 So.2d
  5. 387 So.2d 106 (1980)
 

FRUEHAUF CORP. v. TRUSTEES OF FIRST, ETC.

No. 52089.

387 So.2d 106 (1980)

FRUEHAUF CORPORATION v. TRUSTEES OF FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

August 27, 1980.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Watkins & Eager, Michael W. Ulmer, Jackson, for appellant.

Holcomb, Dunbar, Connell, Merkel, Tollison & Khayat, John H. Cocke, Clarksdale, for appellee.

Before PATTERSON, C.J., and BROOM and LEE, JJ.

BROOM, Justice, for the Court:

Strict liability in tort was the basis of the action of the Trustees of the First United Methodist Church (plaintiff herein) against appellant Fruehauf Corporation. Another defendant, James R. Ashcraft, an individual, was jointly sued but on grounds of simple negligence. Trial in the Circuit Court of Coahoma County resulted in a $19,777.63 jury verdict in favor of the plaintiff as against Fruehauf but exonerating Ashcraft. Fruehauf appeals...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases