Alesa Dawn Crum v. City of Corinth

KITCHENS, Justice,

for the Court:

111. Alesa Dawn Crum's home in Corinth, Mississippi, was flooded with back-flowed sewage twice. Crum filed suit against the City of Corinth, alleging damages as a result of the City’s negligent maintenance of its sewage system. The Alcorn County Circuit Court granted the City’s motion to dismiss Crum’s complaint, finding that the City was immune under the discretionary-function exemption of the Mississippi Tort Claims Act (MTCA). Crum appeals, arguing that the City is not entitled to discretionary-function immunity. Because we find that the trial court erred in…