EATMAN v. CITY OF MOSS POINT

No. 1998-CA-01255-SCT.

809 So.2d 591 (2000)

Laura EATMAN v. CITY OF MOSS POINT.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

Rehearing Denied February 8, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kenneth M. Altman, Austin R. Nimocks, Morris Bart, Attorneys for Appellant.

John B. Edwards, II, Attorney for Appellee.

EN BANC.


BANKS, P.J., for the Court:

¶ 1. This case presents the question whether a circuit court abused its discretion in granting sanctions against the attorney for a plaintiff who sued an employer based upon no greater knowledge than the fact that the alleged tortfeasor was employed by the employer. We conclude that the court did not abuse its discretion in determining that the complaint was frivolous under Miss. R. Civ. P. 11(b). Accordingly, we affirm the circuit...

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