Robert Calonkey v. Amory School District

MAXWELL, J.,

for the Court:

¶ 1. Robert Calonkey fell through a hole in a catwalk above the Amory High School stage. He sued the Amory School District (District), claiming its negligent maintenance of the theater led to his injuries. The District moved for — and was granted — summary judgment based on governmental immunity.

¶ 2. The circuit judge found the dangerous condition of the catwalk “obvious” and applied the Mississippi Tort Claims Act’s obvious-dangerous-condition exemption to hold the District could not be held liable. But the obvious-dangerous-condition exemption did not apply to…