Christopher Doby and Cheyveon Doby v. South Park Village Apartments, South Park MS, LLC, South Park MS Investment…

Summary

The court held that Christopher Doby's complaint satisfied Mississippi's notice-pleading standard and sufficiently stated a premises-liability claim arising from his shooting at an apartment complex. The allegations of duty, breach, causation, damages, prior criminal activity, and the defendants' affirmative placement of a hazardous condition were sufficient to survive a Rule 12(b)(6) motion, while the complaint failed to state any claim for Cheyveon Doby because it contained no allegations concerning him. The judgment was therefore affirmed in part and reversed and remanded in part.