ESTATE OF GORMAN v. STATE

NO. 2019-CA-01240-SCT.

307 So.3d 421 (2020)

In the ESTATE OF John Ballard GORMAN, BY AND THROUGH the Administratrix, Summer GORMAN; and Summer Gorman on Behalf of all Wrongful Death Heirs of John Ballard Gorman v. STATE of Mississippi, Mississippi Gaming Commission, Tunica County, Mississippi, Robert Sharp; in His Individual and Official Capacity; Peter T. Clinton, in His Individual and Official Capacity.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

December 17, 2020.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ATTORNEYS FOR APPELLANTS: MATTHEW THOMPSON , Jackson, CHAD KING , ROBERT F. WILKINS , Jackson.

ATTORNEY FOR APPELLEES: ROBERT J. DAMBRINO, III , Grenada.

BEFORE RANDOLPH, C.J., COLEMAN AND CHAMBERLIN, JJ.


¶1. Robert Sharp shot and killed John Gorman during a firearm-training exercise, and Gorman's heirs sued Sharp's employer, the Mississippi Gaming Commission, alleging battery, wrongful death, and negligence. The circuit court granted summary judgment in favor of Gorman's employer, and Gorman's heirs appeal....

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