City of Jackson v. Lipsey

How courts have described this case

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• recognizing “that the trial judge, sitting in a bench trial as the trier of fact, has the sole authority for determining the credibility of the witnesses.”
• findings that officer, in attempt to apprehend suspects, suddenly turned into traffic without headlights, blue lights, or siren were sufficient to support reckless claim
• affirming a finding of reckless disregard when an officer suddenly turned his vehicle in front of oncoming traffic without having his headlights on or using his blue lights or siren
• “[T]he trial judge, sitting in a bench trial as the trier of fact, has the sole authority for determining the credibility of the witnesses.”
• “[T]he trial judge, sitting in a bench trial as the trier of fact, has the sole authority for determining the credibility of the witnesses.” (citing Rice Researchers Inc. v. Hiter, 512 So. 2d 1259, 1265 (Miss. 1987

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).