Legal Opinion
Smith Ex Rel. Smith v. Leake County School District
Mississippi Supreme Court
Decided July 28, 2016No. 2015-CA-01056-SCTPublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WALLER, Chief Justice,
for the Court:
¶ 1. After a year of bullying and intimidation by a small group of students, Yahe-nacy Smith1 was beaten and severely injured while riding the school bus home. Smith sued the Leake County, Mississippi, School District, alleging negligence, and negligence per se. The circuit court found that the school district was entitled to discretionary-function immunity and granted the school district’s motion for summary judgment. Smith appealed. Finding that the broad governmental function of the school district here is ministerial, we reverse the circuit court’s…
2Cases cited11 opinions
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- Lang v. Bay St. Louis/Waveland School DistrictMississippi Supreme Court · 1999
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- Mississippi Transportation Commission v. MontgomeryMississippi Supreme Court · 2012
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