NEWELL v. SOUTHERN JITNEY JUNGLE CO.

No. 1999-CA-00024-SCT.

830 So.2d 621 (2002)

Kay L. NEWELL (Roderick) v. SOUTHERN JITNEY JUNGLE COMPANY d/b/a Sack and Save.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

October 31, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Samuel E. Farris, Jonathan Michael Farris, Hattiesburg, attorneys for appellant.

J. Robert Ramsay, Hattiesburg, attorney for appellee.

EN BANC.


SMITH, P.J., for the Court.

¶ 1. The issue in the present case is whether Kay L. Newell has stated sufficient grounds to sustain a negligence claim against Southern Jitney Jungle Stores of America d/b/a Sack and Save. We hold that the Workers' Compensation Law, Miss.Code Ann. §§ 71-3-1 to -129 (2000 & Supp.2002), provides no remedy for Newell's injuries, and thus, it is not her exclusive remedy. We also decline to impose upon a business strict liability...

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