CLARK v. COLUMBUS & GREENVILLE RY. CO.

No. 54922.

473 So.2d 947 (1985)

Alyce R. CLARK v. COLUMBUS & GREENVILLE RAILWAY COMPANY, et al.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

July 31, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Douglas J. Smith, Jr., Robertshaw, Terney & Noble, Greenville, for appellant.

Howard Q. Davis, Jr., Clark, Davis & Belk, Indianola, for appellee.

Before ROY NOBLE LEE, P.J., and DAN M. LEE and ROBERTSON, JJ.


ROBERTSON, Justice, for the Court:

This appeal arises out of a wrongful death action in the Circuit Court of Sunflower County and presents a rather novel theory as to why an unsuccessful plaintiff should get a second bite at the apple. The plaintiff/appellant represents the wrongful death beneficiaries, parents and sister of Holly Hendricks Clark, the nineteen year old decedent, a guest passenger on the occasion in question. See Miss. Code Ann. § 11-7-13 (Supp...

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