Mayor of Vicksburg v. Young

PITTMAN, Justice,

for the Court:

I

Tony and Rhonda Young instituted this action against the City of Vicksburg seeking damages for an on-the-job injury received while Tony Young was employed with the Vicksburg Department of Parks and Recreation. Tony Young asked for $2,000,000.00 in damages for his past and future medical bills, past and future lost wages, and his past and future pain and *884suffering. Rhonda Young sought $200,-000.00 in damages for her loss of the “benefits and pleasures” of her marriage to the injured Young.

The City of Vicksburg, electing not to carry worker’s compensation…