Williams v. City of Midfield

The City of Midfield (“Midfield”), Officer Jason Davis, and Sgt. Otis Brown (collectively referred to as “the Midfield defendants”) petitioned this Court for a writ of mandamus, directing the Jefferson Circuit Court to enter a summary judgment in their favor, based on State-agent immunity, on claims filed against them by Patrick Williams (“Patrick”) and Elizabeth W. McElroy, as successor administratrix of the estate of Willie Lee Williams (“the estate”). We grant the petition and issue the writ.

Facts and Procedural History

On March 4, 2009, Officer Davis, an officer with the Midfield' Police…