Hensley v. Jackson County

LAURA DENVIR STITH, Judge.

Jackson County appeals from a jury verdict of $150,000 in favor of plaintiff Douglas Hensley, Jr., on his claim that Jackson County’s negligent failure to maintain or repair a downed stop sign caused an accident in which he sustained personal injuries. It argues that sovereign immunity should have barred suit against it. For the reasons set out herein, this Court holds that this suit for failure to maintain or repair a stop sign falls within the statutory waiver of sovereign immunity for injuries resulting from dangerous conditions of public property. Sec.…