Opinion ID: 1736762
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Heading: what must mabeline prove in order to prevail against v.f.w. on a negligence theory?

Text: The elements of negligence, which Mabeline would be required to prove at trial, are 1) a duty owed by the defendant to the plaintiff; 2) a breach of that duty; 3) damages; and 4) a causal connection between the breach and the damages, such that the breach is the proximate cause of the damages. Burnham v. Tabb, 508 So.2d 1072 (Miss. 1987); Boyd v. Lynch, 493 So.2d 1315 (Miss. 1986); Marshall v. The Clinic for Women, P.A., 490 So.2d 861 (Miss. 1986).