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Owens v. Jackson Municipal Separate School Dist

Supreme Court of Mississippi
Jun 26, 1972
264 So. 2d 892 (Miss. 1972)

Opinion

No. 46735.

June 26, 1972.

Appeal from Circuit Court, Hinds County, Leon F. Hendrick, J.

Creekmore Creekmore, Jackson, for appellant.

Brunini, Everett, Grantham Quin, George P. Hewes, III, Thomas H. Rhoden, Jackson, for appellees.


The excellent briefs filed in this case present the question whether this Court should overrule its former decisions holding the State and its subdivisions immune from suit in tort actions except (1) in matters concerning proprietary affairs and (2) where immunity has been abrogated by statute. We had the same question presented earlier in this term and without written opinion rejected the argument that sovereign immunity should be abrogated. A careful study of the arguments has again been made, and we reaffirm our former decisions.

Affirmed.

JONES, BRADY, INZER and ROBERTSON, JJ., concur.


Summaries of

Owens v. Jackson Municipal Separate School Dist

Supreme Court of Mississippi
Jun 26, 1972
264 So. 2d 892 (Miss. 1972)
Case details for

Owens v. Jackson Municipal Separate School Dist

Case Details

Full title:Bennie OWENS, Jr. v. JACKSON MUNICIPAL SEPARATE SCHOOL DISTRICT et al

Court:Supreme Court of Mississippi

Date published: Jun 26, 1972

Citations

264 So. 2d 892 (Miss. 1972)

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