CARTER v. MISSISSIPPI DEPT. OF CORRECTIONS

No. 2002-CA-01726-SCT.

860 So.2d 1187 (2003)

Ruby CARTER, Individually, and on Behalf of the Wrongful Death Heirs and Beneficiaries, and Estate of Stacie Carter, Deceased, v. MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS and Fred Childs, in His Official Capacity as Superintendent of the Rankin County, Mississippi Correctional Facility.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

November 13, 2003.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Carroll Rhodes, Hazlehurst, attorney for appellant.

Michael Jeffrey Wolf, James D. Holland, Ridgeland, attorneys for appellees.

EN BANC.


EASLEY, Justice, for the court.

PROCEDURAL HISTORY

¶ 1. Individually and on behalf on the wrongful death heirs and the estate of Stacie Carter (Stacie), Ruby Carter (Carter) filed suit against the Mississippi Department of Corrections (MDOC) and Fred Childs (Childs), Superintendent of the Central Mississippi Correctional Center in Rankin County (CMCC), in the Circuit Court of Copiah County, Mississippi. The Circuit Court of Copiah County transferred...

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