MISSISSIPPI DEPT. OF MENTAL HEALTH v. SHAW

No. 2009-IA-01472-SCT.

45 So.3d 656 (2010)

MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL HEALTH AND ELLISVILLE STATE SCHOOL v. Dakari Ronies SHAW.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

October 14, 2010.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William Graham , Hattiesburg, attorney for appellants.

S. Wayne Easterling , Hattiesburg, Eugene Coursey Tullos , Raleigh, attorneys for appellee.

EN BANC.


DICKINSON, Justice, for the Court:

¶ 1. After falling down steps at a state agency's fund-raising event, the plaintiff filed suit alleging negligence. Because the agency—in promoting the event—was immune from tort liability, we must reverse the trial court's denial of the agency's motion for summary judgment.

BACKGROUND

¶ 2. The Mississippi Department of Mental Health ("MDMH") operates the Ellisville State School, a school...

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