Legal Opinion
Culver-Union Township Ambulance Service v. Steindler
Indiana Supreme Court
Decided March 7, 1994No. 50S04-9403-CV-216PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ON PETITION TO TRANSFER
SULLIVAN, Justice.
This case asks whether a decedent’s estate can maintain causes of action for wrongful death and under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against a township ambulance service in the face of motions to dismiss and for judgment on the pleadings. We hold that the wrongful death claim may be maintained but the § 1983 action may not.
Facts
On September 6, 1988, Popplewell allegedly suffered a heart attack. Personnel from the Culver-Union Ambulance Service responded to the emergency call and provided certain treatment. Popplewell subsequently died.
Barbara Steindler, as Executrix…
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