Covington County School District v. Magee’s Empirical Analysis
2010
Citation profile
18 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on 421 So. 2d 1046 - Pruett v. City of Rosedale · 954 So. 2d 951 - Hubbard v. Wansley · 754 So. 2d 1136 - LW v. McComb Separate Mun. School Dist. · 744 So. 2d 256 - Jones v. Mississippi Dept. of Transp. · 487 So. 2d 1316 - Educational Placement Services v. Wilson
Most-quoted passages
The sentences later courts lift from this opinion, ranked by how many decisions quote each — the parts of the opinion doing the work. These counts are smaller than the citation total above because most of the 20 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“(1) A governmental entity and its em- ■ ployees acting within the course and scope of their employment or duties shall not be liable for any claim: [[Image here]] (b) Arising out of any act or omission of an employee of a governmental entity exercising ordinary care in reliance upon, or in the execution or performance of, or in the failure to execute or perform, a statute, ordinance or regulation, whether or not the statute, ordinance or regulation be valid; [[Image here]] (d) Based upon the exercise or performance or the failure to exercise or perform a discretionary function or duty on the part, of a governmental entity or employee thereof, whether or not the discretion be abused;”
4 later decisions quote this exact passage“[sjummary judgment is appropriate where “the pleadings, depositions, answers to interrogatories and admissions on file, together with the affidavits, if any, show that there is no genuine issue as to any material fact [ 17 ] and that the moving party is entitled to a judgment as a matter of law.” Miss. R. Civ. P. 56(c). “The moving party has the burden of demonstrating that no genuine issue of material fact(s) exists, and the non-moving party must be given the benefit of the doubt concerning the existence of a material fact.” [Waggoner v. Williamson, 8 So.3d 147, 152-53 (Miss.2009) ].”
1 later decision quote this exact passage“The original complaint contained allegations against [CCSD] for negligence in failing to provide a safe environment for its students and failing to exercise ordinary care and take reasonable steps to minimize risks to students by allowing football practice(s) to be conducted during extremely dangerous, hot[,] and humid August temperatures.'' . On January 28, 2010, the Mississippi Supreme Court found the trial court erred and that the court should have granted CCSD’s motion for summary judgment in tato since the applicable provisions of the Mississippi Tort Claims Act”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
Whether each later court followed, distinguished, criticized, or overruled this decision. The treatment classification (task #35) runs highest-cited cases first and lights up here as it reaches this one.