PARSONS v. MISS. STATE PORT AUTHORITY AT GULFPORT

No. 2007-CA-02095-COA.

996 So.2d 165 (2008)

Arthur PARSONS, Jr. and Angela Parsons, Husband and Wife, Appellants v. MISSISSIPPI STATE PORT AUTHORITY AT GULFPORT, and Mississippi Development Authority, Appellees.

Court of Appeals of Mississippi.

November 25, 2008.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Danny E. Cupit, Tracy Michelle Walker, Mary Jo Woods, Jackson, attorneys for appellants.

Ben Harry Stone, Jonathan Paul Dyal, M. Brant Pettis, Gulfport, attorneys for appellees.

Before MYERS, P.J., GRIFFIS and ROBERTS, JJ.


MYERS, P.J., for the Court.

¶ 1. This case presents, as a matter of first impression, the issue of whether the Mississippi Tort Claims Act, Mississippi Code Annotated sections 11-46-1 to -23, supersedes the Mississippi Emergency Management Law, Mississippi Code Annotated sections 33-15-1 to -53. We conclude that the Mississippi Tort Claims Act (MTCA) has not superseded the Mississippi Emergency Management Law (MEML) as they can be read in conjunction with each...

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