Miss. Court Rules for Warehouse on $120,000 Damage Claim

GULFPORT, Miss. - A federal judge has awarded summary judgment to a storage warehouse after concluding that a storage contract barred all claims by a couple who sought $120,000 for the warehouse's alleged refusal to allow renters timely access after Hurricane Katrina. Griffith v. U-Store It Miniwarehouse Co., No. 1-06-cv-189 (S.D. Miss.).

Judge Louis Guirola of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi granted a motion for summary judgment by U-Store It Miniwarehouse Co. on April 23, ruling that a storage contract applied to both contract and negligence claims brought against U-Store It by renters Byron and …