HWCC-TUNICA, INC. v. JENKINS

No. 2003-CA-00267-COA.

908 So.2d 150 (2004)

HWCC-TUNICA, INC. d/b/a Hollywood Casino, Appellant, v. Brenda JENKINS, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Mississippi.

Rehearing Denied November 30, 2004.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph Walker Sims, Alfred Thomas Tucker, Tunica, attorneys for appellant.

Gene Barton, Pontotoc, attorney for appellee.

Before KING, C.J., LEE and GRIFFIS, JJ.


LEE, J., for the Court.

¶ 1. Brenda Jenkins, a gambling enthusiast, slipped and fell down two stairs at the Hollywood Casino on September 19, 1998.1 Jenkins suffered a fractured ankle, and subsequently underwent surgery to repair and stabilize her ankle. Jenkins filed suit in Tunica County Circuit Court, alleging that Hollywood was negligent because the stairs were too narrow, that the carpet covering the stairs prevented her from...

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