Opinion ID: 1142690
Heading Depth: 2
Heading Rank: 2

Heading: WHETHER THE DOCTRINE OF SOVEREIGN IMMUNITY EFFECTIVELY SHIELDS McKINLEY AND ALEXANDER FROM SUIT?

Text: McKinley and Alexander both admit that they discussed Lee's case with Dr. Jones and concurred in the decision to send Lee to St. Dominic. Also, Alexander actively participated in the restraint of Lee on May 29 when she tried to leave the Greenwood-Leflore Hospital. McKinley communicated with Dr. Guild after Lee had been transferred, relaying the erroneous drug test results. All those who, in pursuance of a common plan or design to commit a tortious act, actively take part in it, or further it by cooperation or request, or lend aid or encouragement to a wrongdoer, or ratify and adopt the wrongdoer's acts done for their benefit, are equally liable. Prosser and Keeton, Prosser and Keeton on the Law of Torts, § 46 (5th Ed. 1984). See Bacon v. Bacon, 76 Miss. 458, 24 So. 968 (1899). [A]ll who united in procurement of the illegal commitment are equally liable in an action for false imprisonment. Id. 24 So. at 969. The summary judgment should not have been granted.