CITY OF LITTLE ROCK v. DAYONG YANG

No. CV-15-1057.

509 S.W.3d 632 (2017)

2017 Ark. 18

CITY OF LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas; Stuart Thomas, Individually and in his official capacity as Chief of Police for the City of Little Rock; Wayne Bewley, Individually and in his official capacity as Assistant Chief of Police for the City of Little Rock; Laura Martin, Individually and in her official capacity as Communications Center Manager for the City of Little Rock; Linda Wilson, Individually and in her official capacity as Communications Administrator for the City of Little Rock; Sharon Martin, in her official capacity as Shift Supervisor for the City of Little Rock; Alan Cate, Individually and in his official capacity as Communications Shift Supervisor for the City of Little Rock; Marquita Dooley, Individually and in her official capacity as Emergency Communications Trainer for the City of Little Rock; Candace Middleton, Individually and in her official capacity as Communications Call Taker for the City of Little Rock; Karen Grimm, Individually and in her official capacity as Communications System Specialist for the City of Little Rock; Gregory L. Summers, Individually and in his official capacity as Fire Chief for the City of Little Rock; Robert Sharp, Individually and in his official capacity as Fire Captain for the City of Little Rock; Frank Scott and Eddie Rhine, Individually and in their official capacities as Firefighters for the City of Little Rock; and Little Rock Ambulance Authority d/b/a Metropolitan Emergency Medical Services, Appellants v. DAYONG YANG, as Special Administrator of the Estate of Le Yang, Deceased, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Arkansas.

Opinion Delivered February 9, 2017.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Friday, Eldredge & Clark, LLP, by: Edie R. Ervin , Little Rock, for appellant MEMS.

Thomas M. Carpenter , Office of the City Attorney, North Little Rock, for appellant City of Little Rock.

McMath Woods, P.A., by: Bruce McMath , Charles Harrison , and Carter C. Stein , Little Rock, for appellee.


The question raised in this appeal is whether the appellants, the City of Little Rock, Arkansas (the "City"), its employees, and Little Rock Ambulance Authority, doing business as Metropolitan Emergency Medical Services ("MEMS"), may assert the affirmative defense of statutory immunity provided for by Arkansas...

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