1. Why did the Mississippi Supreme Court “adopt” the Texas duty of care for use in Mississippi?
2. Why did Mississippi’s highest court determine that Hall’s injury was foreseeable?
3. Why did the hospital, which was found by the trial court to be 50 percent responsible for Hall’s injuries, end up only having to pay $250,000?

Waller, Presiding Justice, for the Court
Julia Renee Hall filed a complaint against the East Mississippi State Hospital . alleging that, while she was a patient at East Mississippi, she sustained serious injuries after falling from a third-story window. After conducting a bench trial pursuant to the Mississippi Tort Claims Act . the Lauderdale County Circuit Court entered a judgment against East Mississippi in the amount of $250,000..