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CITY OF JACKSON v. THORNTON

No. 2010-CA-00910-COA.

94 So.3d 1186 (2011)

CITY OF JACKSON, Mississippi, Appellant v. Basil THORNTON, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Mississippi.

Rehearing Denied May 15, 2012.

Certiorari Denied August 16, 2012.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Pieter Teeuwissen , Claire Barker Hawkins , attorneys for appellant.

J. Christopher Klotz , attorney for appellee.

EN BANC.

GRIFFIS, P.J., for the Court:

¶ 1. In December 2004, Isaiah Robertson, a minor, stole a Ford Expedition sports-utility-vehicle belonging to Michael Fowler. After a high-speed chase between officers with the Jackson Police Department (JPD) and Robertson, Robertson collided with Kewania Lewis and Basil Thornton. Thornton suffered numerous injuries and filed suit in Hinds County Circuit Court against the City of Jackson (City) for the JPD officers' actions. After...

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