Ex Parte Cheryl Price and Greg Lovelace (in Re Marcus Parrish v. Jefferson Dunn)

Summary

The Alabama Supreme Court granted a writ of mandamus directing the trial court to enter summary judgment for defendants Price and Lovelace, finding they are protected by State‑agent immunity. The Court held that the defendants satisfied the burden of showing their conduct fell within Cranman immunity categories and that the plaintiff failed to produce substantial evidence of a willful or malicious exception. The decision rests on a de novo review of the summary‑judgment denial grounded in immunity. The Court also noted that the plaintiff’s claims did not meet the evidentiary threshold to overcome the immunity doctrine.