County Commissioners approve legal expenses in wrongful death lawsuit
Shelby County commissioners have approved a $300,000 transfer of funds to pay legal expenses in a wrongful death lawsuit. Commissioner Tami Sawyer voted against the item and Commissioner Edmund Ford Jr. abstained. Commissioners Mark Billingsley and David Bradford were absent. (Mark Weber/Daily Memphian file)
In a brief special meeting Wednesday, Jan. 20, Shelby County commissioners approved a $300,000 transfer of funds to pay legal expenses in a wrongful death lawsuit.
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