CARPENTER v. DAWSON

No. 96-CA-00464-SCT.

701 So.2d 806 (1997)

Coy C. CARPENTER v. David W. DAWSON and The City of Southhaven.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

November 13, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William P. Myers, Hernando, for Appellant.

Wilton V. Byars, III, Daniel Coker Horton & Bell, Oxford, for Appellees.

En Banc.


PRATHER, Presiding Justice, for the Court:

I. STATEMENT OF THE FACTS AND CASE

¶ 1. On July 17, 1994, Coy Carpenter was injured in a collision with an auto driven by David Dawson, an officer on duty with the City of Southaven police. Counsel for Carpenter contacted the liability carrier for Southaven in an unsuccessful attempt to reach a settlement, but Carpenter did not submit a notice of claim to the City. Carpenter filed suit against Southaven and...

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