Poppenheimer v. Estate of Coyle

KING, Justice,

for the Court:

¶ 1. This interlocutory appeal is before the Court from the denial of a motion to dismiss or, alternatively, motion for summary judgment. The Court must decide whether Glen Poppenheimer, a volunteer firefighter, is immune under the Mississippi Tort Claims Act (MTCA) for claims arising from an automobile accident. The county court found that a volunteer fire department is not a government entity for purposes of the MTCA and denied Pop-penheimer’s motion.

¶2. Aggrieved, Poppenheimer appeals, raising two issues:

I. Whether the Bridgetown Volunteer Fire Department (BVFD)…