GUTHRIE v. JONES COUNTY SCHOOL DIST.

No. 2011-CA-00945-COA.

102 So.3d 1224 (2012)

Gwen GUTHRIE and James R. Guthrie, Appellants v. JONES COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT and Jones County Board of Education, Appellees.

Court of Appeals of Mississippi.

November 20, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kristopher W. Carter , Ocean Springs, attorney for appellants.

John Alfred Waits , David Boyd Strickland III , Jackson, attorneys for appellees.

Before IRVING, P.J., ISHEE and ROBERTS, JJ.


ROBERTS, J., for the Court:

¶ 1. This appeal requires an examination of the acceptable manners in which a plaintiff under the Mississippi Tort Claims Act (MTCA) may serve a notice of claim. Gwen and James Guthrie argue that the Jones County Circuit Court erred when it dismissed their complaint against the Jones County School District and the Jones County Board of Education (collectively "District"). The circuit court held that the Guthries' complaint was untimely...

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