Guthrie v. Jones County School District

ROBERTS, J.,

for the Court:

¶ 1. This appeal requires an examination of the acceptable manners in which a plaintiff under the Mississippi Tort Claims Act (MTCA) may serve a notice of claim. Gwen and James Guthrie argue that the Jones County Circuit Court erred when it dismissed their complaint against the Jones County School District and the Jones County Board of Education (collectively “District”). The circuit court held that the Guthries’ complaint was untimely because they had faxed their notice-of-claim letter on the date that the statute of limitations lapsed, and delivery by fax was…