Legal Opinion
Hinds County v. Perkins
Mississippi Supreme Court
Decided June 30, 2011No. 2010-CA-00929-SCTPublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KITCHENS, Justice,
for the Court:
¶ 1. In this wrongful death case, a prisoner escaped from the custody of the Hinds County sheriff, and, while evading capture, the escapee struck a pedestrian with a stolen vehicle. The pedestrian died, and a wrongful death suit was filed against the County. The trial court denied the County’s motion for summary judgment based on its claim of sovereign immunity, and the County appealed. Finding no right to appeal a pretrial denial of sovereign immunity, we dismiss the appeal because of its interlocutory nature.
Facts and Procedural History
¶ 2. According to the…
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