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MATERIALS TRANSP. CO. v. NEWMAN

No. 91-CA-01265-SCT.

656 So.2d 1199 (1995)

MATERIALS TRANSPORTATION COMPANY v. Douglas Henry NEWMAN.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

June 8, 1995.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Diane V. Pradat, Joseph L. McCoy, McCoy, Wilkins, Stephens & Tipton, Jackson, for appellant.

John S. Knowles, III, Brantley & Knowles, Jackson, for appellee.

Before PRATHER, P.J., and SULLIVAN and JAMES L. ROBERTS, Jr., JJ.

PRATHER, Presiding Justice, for the Court:

I. INTRODUCTION

This appeal concerns three tort and evidence issues relating to products liability defense — whether any alleged misuse of the product, assumption of the risk, or an open and obvious defense is applicable to bar recovery. The judgment of the Hinds County Circuit Court awarded the plaintiff, Douglas Henry Newman (Newman) $100,000.00 as against Materials Transportation Company (Materials). Aggrieved...

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