City of Jackson v. Brister

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• finding that our case law requires that the circuit judge look at the totality of the circumstances in determining whether the officers acted with reckless disregard to public safety and that he base his findings on substantial, credible, and reasonable evidence
• affirming trial court’s apportioning 50% fault to the fleeing suspect and the City of Jackson
• holding reckless disregard is more than ordinary negligence
• applying a statute immunizing officers from liability for any act or omission in the performance or execution of police duties unless the conduct was in reckless disregard of the safety and well-being of any person not involved in the criminal activity
• “The MTCA is the exclusive remedy for filing a lawsuit against governmental entities and its employees.”
• less than a mile pursuit lasting forty-to- sixty seconds

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).