Mississippi Transportation Commission v. Dominique Adams, D

LAMAR, Justice,

for the Court:

¶ 1. This is an interlocutory appeal. The Mississippi Transportation Commission (“MTC”) and the Mississippi Department of Transportation (“MDOT”) (collectively, the “defendants”) filed a motion for summary judgment in the Jackson County Circuit Court and argued that they were immune from liability under the Mississippi Tort Claims Act (“MTCA”). The trial judge denied their motion because the plaintiff had alleged — and provided evidence — that they had violated specific regulations.1 The trial judge rejected the defendants’ argument that, notwithstanding-certain…