Legal Opinion
Hochstetler v. Elkhart County Highway Department
Indiana Supreme Court
Decided June 20, 2007No. 20S05-0703-CV-97PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SHEPARD, Chief Justice.
Riding his motorcycle sometime before 5 a.m. on the night of a substantial storm in Elkhart County, appellant Marvin Ho-chstetler struck a tree that had fallen *426down across a county road. The trial court granted judgment for various county entities on his negligence suit, concluding that the county was immune for losses resulting from temporary conditions of a public thoroughfare that result from weather. We affirm.
Facts and Case History
At around 1 a.m. on June 12, 2001, Elk-hart County was hit by a strong storm that produced many fallen trees and limbs and necessitated…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Mangold Ex Rel. Mangold v. Indiana Department of Natural ResourcesIndiana Supreme Court · 2001
- Catt v. Board of Com'rs of Knox CountyIndiana Supreme Court · 2002
- Higert v. City of GreencastleIndiana Supreme Court · 1873
- City of Muncie v. HeyIndiana Supreme Court · 1905
- Johnson v. City of EvansvilleIndiana Court of Appeals · 1932
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