NUNNALLY v. R.J. REYNOLDS TOBACCO CO.

No. 2001-CA-01079-SCT.

869 So.2d 373 (2004)

Kay T. NUNNALLY, Individually and on behalf of All Wrongful Death Beneficiaries of Joseph Lee Nunnally, Deceased v. R.J. REYNOLDS TOBACCO COMPANY.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

March 25, 2004.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles M. Merkel, Jack R. Dodson, Jr., Clarksdale, attorneys for appellant.

Michael W. Ulmer, Lewis W. Bell, Jackson, Edward C. Schmidt, Joseph M. David, William H. Liston, Winona, David B. Alden, attorneys for appellee.


SMITH, Presiding Justice, for the Court.

¶ 1. On August 31, 1992, plaintiff Kay T. Nunnally filed a civil action against R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company ("RJR"), Basic Foods, and other retailers. She asserted that the cigarettes sold to her husband were defective and unreasonably dangerous. Along with a claim of strict liability, plaintiff asserted claims of negligent design defect, failure to warn, fraud, misrepresentation, and conspiracy. The case was removed...

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