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CITY OF JACKSON v. SANDIFER

No. 2011-CA-01063-SCT.

107 So.3d 978 (2013)

CITY OF JACKSON, Mississippi v. Robert SANDIFER, Jr. and Mildred Sandifer, Individually and On Behalf of the Wrongful Death Beneficiaries of Tawanda Sandifer.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

February 21, 2013.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kimberly Banks , Pieter Teeuwissen , attorneys for appellant.

Precious Martin, Sr. , Suzanne Keys , Bennie L. Richard , Greenville, attorneys for appellees.

EN BANC.

LAMAR, Justice, for the Court:

¶ 1. In this Mississippi Tort Claims Act (MTCA) case, we must determine whether the Circuit Court of Hinds County, Mississippi, erred in finding the City of Jackson (the City) liable for the death of Tawanda Sandifer. Finding error, we reverse the judgment of the circuit court and render judgment in favor of the City.

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

¶ 2. Tawanda Sandifer was a chronic runaway. Tawanda's mother...

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