Friday-Spivey v. Collier

AGEE, Justice.

Julia Friday-Spivey, the plaintiff in a personal injury action arising from a collision between her vehicle and a fire truck, appeals from the judgment of the trial court holding that the defendant, Charles Lee Collier, was protected by the doctrine of sovereign immunity with regard to his alleged negligence while operating the fire truck. The issue before us is whether Collier's driving of the fire truck, under the facts of this case, required the exercise of judgment and discretion sufficient to invoke the protection of sovereign immunity. We conclude that it did not and…