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CITY OF JACKSON v. HARRIS

No. 2009-CA-00928-SCT.

44 So.3d 927 (2010)

CITY OF JACKSON, Mississippi and Jackson Police Department v. Edna HARRIS, Individually and as Administratrix of the Estate of Desmonde Harris and James Harris, Individually.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

Rehearing Denied October 14, 2010.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kimberly Banks , Pieter John Teeuwissen , Claire B. Hawkins , attorneys for appellants.

Charles R. Mullins , Merrida Coxwell , Jackson, attorneys for appellee.

Before WALLER, C.J., LAMAR and PIERCE, JJ.

LAMAR, Justice, for the Court:

¶ 1. The City of Jackson1 appeals from a final judgment in favor of the wrongful-death beneficiaries of Desmonde Harris, who died in a motor-vehicle accident involving a Jackson police officer. The City of Jackson asserts that the Mississippi Tort Claims Act (MTCA) precludes liability in this case because Harris's death was the result of culpable-negligence manslaughter. Alternatively, the City of Jackson...

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