Fairley v. George County

¶ 18. I respectfully disagree with the majority's view that Fairley's letter did not substantially comply with the notice provision of Miss. Code Ann. § 11-46-11(2). Furthermore, the letter in Reaves ex rel. Rousev. Randall, 729 So.2d 1237 (Miss. 1998), submitted to meet the notice provision of the MTCA as prescribed by Miss. Code Ann. § 11-46-11 is virtually identical to the letter provided by Fairley's attorney to the Board in the case sub judice. In Reaves, we found that the letter substantially complied. Based on the similarity of the facts of Reaves to the case at bar, I must disagree…