TIE-REACE HOLLINGSWORTH v. CITY OF LAUREL

No. 2000-CA-01462-SCT.

808 So.2d 950 (2002)

TIE-REACE HOLLINGSWORTH, A Minor by and Through Judia McDONALD, His Mother and Next Friend v. CITY OF LAUREL, Mississippi, Officer Macon Davis, In his Official Capacity with the Laurel Police Department, and Laurel Police Department.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

February 28, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Deborah J. Gambrell, Hattiesburg, attorney for appellant.

Harold Waits Melvin, Laurel, Patricia Francine Melvin, Columbia, SC, attorneys for appellees.

EN BANC.


PITTMAN, C.J., for the Court.

¶ 1. This is an appeal from a judgment of dismissal granted by the Jones County Circuit Court to Officer Macon Davis and the City of Laurel of a civil action that had been filed against them by Tie-Reace Hollingsworth, a minor, by and through Judia McDonald, his mother and next friend (Hollingsworth).

FACTS AND PROCEEDINGS BELOW

¶ 2. Hollingsworth alleges that on the 10th day of September, 1998, he was...

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