Legal Opinion
Webb v. Jackson
Mississippi Supreme Court
Decided June 26, 1991No. 90-CA-0188PublishedCited by 88 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
On October 23, 1989, Patricia Webb filed a Complaint in the Newton County Circuit Court charging Charles Jackson, a police officer employed by the City of Newton, with negligence and assault and battery. The Complaint named the City of Newton as a co-defendant since the alleged tortious conduct of Jackson occurred within the scope of his employment. Jackson and the City of Newton denied the charges in their Answer filed December 22, 1989, and asserted the affirmative defenses of qualified immunity and sovereign immunity.
Also filed on that date by Jackson and the City of Newton was a Motion to…
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