Little v. Mississippi Department of Transportation

ON WRIT OF CERTIORARI

COLEMAN, Justice,

for the Court:

¶ 1. Three motorists sued the Mississippi Department of Transportation (the Department) after their vehicles collided with a pine tree that had fallen across the highway. The Department filed a motion to dismiss asserting immunity under the Mississippi Tort Claims Act (MTCA), and the trial court granted the motion. The Court of Appeals affirmed. The motorists filed a petition for writ of certiorari with this Court. Finding that the Department’s motion to dismiss should not have been granted, we reverse and remand.

Facts and Procedural History

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