Legal Opinion
McQueen v. Williams
Mississippi Supreme Court
Decided October 16, 1991No. 90-CA-0588PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
I. INTRODUCTION
In this case, Brandon Lafferty McQueen, through his mother, filed a complaint in the Clarke County Circuit Court against the estate of the late Clarke County Sheriff David Earl Williams for $1.5 million. McQueen alleged that Sheriff Williams' negligence was responsible for the wrongful death of his father, who was murdered by Robert S. Minnick and James "Monkey" Dyess after they escaped from the Clarke County Jail. On motion for summary judgment, Judge Robert W. Bailey ruled that the doctrine of qualified immunity shielded the Sheriff from any liability. McQueen now appeals…
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