Parks v. Knight

WALKER, Presiding Justice,

for the Court:

Complaint was filed in the Circuit Court of Jones County, Mississippi by James Parks and Ashley Parks, a minor, against the defendants, McKinley Knight, James E. Pruitt and the City of Laurel. The suit alleged the negligent acts of the defendants resulted in the death of Pamela Parks, wife of James and mother to Ashley. On the 19th of October, 1985, Knight, while acting in his official capacity as a policeman with the City of Laurel, entered into pursuit of a speeding vehicle driven by Pruitt. The Pruitt vehicle crashed into a vehicle driven by Pamela…