Mathis v. Jackson County Board of Supervisors

BRIDGES, J.,

for the Court.

¶ 1. On December 27, 2000, Charles and Marie Mathis sued the Jackson County Board of Supervisors after Charles suffered an injury at the Whispering Pines Golf Course, a county golf course. At the time of his injury, Charles was a volunteer marshal for the golf course. On October 21, 2004, the Jackson County Circuit Court held that Charles qualified as an employee of the golf course. Having determined such, the circuit court decided that Charles’s exclusive remedy was under the provisions of Mississippi’s Workers’ Compensation Act. Accordingly, the circuit court held…