Garrett v. Northwest Mississippi Junior College
Mississippi Supreme Court
674 So. 2d 1 (1996)
- Written by Jennifer Flinn, JD
Facts
Joseph Garrett (plaintiff) was a student at Northwest Mississippi Junior College (defendant). During a vocational tool-and-die class at the college, Garrett cut off his finger using a milling machine. The time of the accident was the first time Garrett had attempted to operate the milling machine on his own. Garrett filed a negligence action against the college, alleging that the college failed to provide reasonably safe tools and equipment and a reasonably safe place to learn how to use those tools and equipment. The trial court granted the college’s motion for summary judgment, and Garrett appealed.
Rule of Law
Issue
Holding and Reasoning (McRae, J.)
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