Legal Opinion
Johnson v. Bender
Indiana Court of Appeals
Decided November 28, 1977No. 3-575 A 83PublishedCited by 53 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHoffman, J.
Plaintiff-appellant Elizabeth Johnson, Administratrix of the Estate of Cecil Johnson, Jr., brought a wrongful death action against Robert A. Bender, Sheriff of Allen County, Indiana, alleging that the death of appellant’s decedent was proximately caused by the Sheriff’s negligence in failing to provide proper medical care for the deceased while incarcerated in the Allen County ja.il.1
Following trial to a jury, a verdict was returned for appellant in the amount of $50,000, and judgment entered thereon by the trial court. On November 27,1974, Sheriff moved for judgment on the evidence in his…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Miller v. GrieselIndiana Supreme Court · 1974
- Elder v. FisherIndiana Supreme Court · 1966
- Huff v. Travelers Indemnity Co.Indiana Supreme Court · 1977
- Tabor v. Continental Baking CompanyIndiana Court of Appeals · 1941
- New York Central R. Co. v. CAVINDER, ETC.Indiana Court of Appeals · 1965
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3Cited by53 opinions
- Herbert F. McGill Plaintiff-Appellee/cross-Appellant v. Jack R. Duckworth, Defendants-Appellants/cross-AppelleesCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1991
- Havert v. CaldwellIndiana Supreme Court · 1983
- Ortho Pharmaceutical Corp. v. ChapmanIndiana Court of Appeals · 1979
- Robert L. Abernathy and Joyce Abernathy v. Superior Hardwoods, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1983
- Ortho Pharmaceutical Corp. v. ChapmanIndiana Court of Appeals · 1979
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