Legal Opinion
Jones v. City of Hattiesburg
Court of Appeals of Mississippi
Decided January 10, 2017No. 2015-CA-00923-COAPublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GREENLEE, J.,
FOR THE COURT:
¶ 1. This is an appeal from Forrest County Circuit Court where former municipal judge Vanessa Jones filed suit against the City of Hattiesburg (City) and other unknown defendants asserting that she was wrongfully terminated and that unknown city officials, in their official capacities, committed slander, menace, outrage, and intentional infliction of emotional dis*818tress against her. The circuit court granted summary. judgment to the City. Because Jones was.an at-will employee, and because the Mississippi Tort Claims Act (MTCA) provides immunity to the City for the…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Guthrie v. J.C. Penney Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1986
- City of Jackson v. PowellMississippi Supreme Court · 2005
- Franklin v. ThompsonMississippi Supreme Court · 1998
- Morrison v. MeansMississippi Supreme Court · 1996
- Hartle v. Packard Elec.Mississippi Supreme Court · 1993
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