City of Jackson v. Presley
Mississippi Supreme Court
1Opinion of the Court
942 So.2d 777 (2006)
CITY OF JACKSON
v.
Lynda Key PRESLEY.
No. 2004-CA-02284-SCT.
Supreme Court of Mississippi.
November 16, 2006.
Michelle Lynn McKenzie, Donna Brown Jacobs, Leann W. Nealey, Jackson, Pieter John Teeuwissen, Ridgeland, attorneys for appellant.
Robert P. Myers, Jr., Joe Sam Owen, Gulfport, attorneys for appellee.
Before SMITH, C.J., CARLSON and RANDOLPH, JJ.
CARLSON, Justice, for the Court.
¶ 1. Prior to the commencement of a bench trial conducted pursuant to the Mississippi Tort Claims Act, the trial judge, without any request from the plaintiff's counsel, sua sponte entered a default…
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