West Memphis School District No. 4 v. Circuit Court of Crittenden County
Supreme Court of Arkansas
1Opinion of the Court
Robert L. Brown, Justice.
This is an original action for a writ of prohibition to prevent the Crittenden County Circuit Court from asserting jurisdiction over tort litigation against the West Memphis School District No. 4, its board of directors, and its superintendent, all of whom are the petitioners. The petitioners assert absolute immunity under various state statutes (Ark. Code Ann. §§ 6-19-103 (Repl. 1993), 16-120-102 (Supp. 1993), and 21-9-301 (Supp. 1993)) as a bar to the underlying tort claim. We deny the writ.
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