Ex Parte Jimmy Walker. (in Re Jeremy M. Deason v. Jimmy Walker)

Summary

The court granted Jimmy Walker's petition for a writ of mandamus and directed the trial court to enter summary judgment for him on the ground of State-agent immunity. Walker's supervision of inmates, assignment of work, safety inspections, and decisions concerning scaffolding were discretionary functions within his authority, and the record showed no violation of a controlling rule or regulation and no willful, malicious, fraudulent, or bad-faith conduct. The court therefore held that alleged negligence or wantonness in exercising that discretion did not defeat immunity.