St. Dominic-Jackson Memorial Hospital v. Merilyn J. Martin

Summary

The Mississippi Supreme Court held that sufficient evidence supported the jury's finding that the hospital parking lot, considered together with allegedly inadequate lighting, presented an unreasonably dangerous condition and that the condition caused Martin's fall. The court nevertheless reversed and remanded for a new trial because the trial court improperly granted a negligence per se instruction that allowed the jury to impose liability based on the asphalt condition alone despite a factual dispute over whether the code applied. No separate opinions were filed.