Liggans, Ryrchelle v. Coahoma County Sheriff's Department


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Docket Number: 2001-CA-00860-SCT
Supreme Court: Opinion Date: 08-15-2002
Opinion Author: COBB,
Holding: AFFIRMED
Additional Case Information: Judge(s) Concurring: PITTMAN, C.J., SMITH, P.J., WALLER, DIAZ, EASLEY AND CARLSON, JJ.,
Dissenting Author : GRAVES, J.,
Concurs in Result Only: McRAE, P.J.,
Procedural History: Dismissal
Nature of the Case: State Boards and Agencies
Trial Court: Date of Trial Judgment: 04-24-2001
Appealed from: Coahoma County Circuit Court
Judge: Kenneth L. Thomas
Disposition: Following a hearing on the County's Motion to Dismiss, the circuit court concluded that Liggans's claims were barred by the Mississippi Tort Claims Act, Miss Code Ann.ยงยง 11-46-1 to -23 (Supp. 2001), because the County was not liable for injuries suffered by someone in custody as a jail inmate.
  Party Name: Attorney Name:  
Appellant: RYRCHELLE LIGGANS




 DEREK D. HOPSON



  
Appellee: COAHOMA COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT DAVID D. O'DONNELL  


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