GRESSETT v. NEWTON SEPARATE MUN. SCHOOL DIST.

No. 94-CA-00940-SCT.

697 So.2d 444 (1997)

Justin GRESSETT, a Minor, By and Through His Mother and Next Friend, Janice GRESSETT v. NEWTON SEPARATE MUNICIPAL SCHOOL DISTRICT.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

July 17, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas L. Tullos, Bay Springs, for appellants.

Jack W. Brand, Gerald & Brand, Jackson, for appellee.

En Banc.


PRATHER, Presiding Justice, for the Court:

I. INTRODUCTION AND STATEMENT OF THE CASE

¶ 1. The present case involves a lawsuit filed by Justin Gressett against the Newton Separate Municipal School District for its allegedly negligent failure to protect him from an attack by a fellow high school student on August 26, 1993. The trial court granted summary judgment in favor of the School District, finding that said district enjoyed the protection...

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