Legal Opinion

Harness v. Schmitt

Indiana Court of Appeals

Decided March 25, 2010No. 43A05-0909-CV-528PublishedCited by 40 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

MAY, Judge.

Mark Harness Jr. sued the Town of Winona Lake and one of its police officers, Paul Schmitt, (collectively, "Schmitt"), alleging Schmitt unlawfully assisted in a false eviction. The trial court granted summary judgment for Schmitt, apparently on the ground Schmitt was engaged in law enforcement and did not do anything illegal.1 We affirm.

*165FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

The facts most favorable to the non-moving party, Harness, are that Harness was buying a house on contract from Hunter Carlile. On January 12, 2007 Car-lile went to the police station and asked that an officer…

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2Cases cited19 opinions

  1. Mangold Ex Rel. Mangold v. Indiana Department of Natural ResourcesIndiana Supreme Court · 2001
  2. Benton v. City of Oakland CityIndiana Supreme Court · 1999
  3. Fair v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1993
  4. King Ex Rel. King v. Northeast Security, Inc.Indiana Supreme Court · 2003
  5. Celebration Fireworks, Inc. v. SmithIndiana Supreme Court · 2000

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3Cited by40 opinions

  1. Snyder v. SmithDistrict Court, S.D. Indiana · 2014
  2. Ballaban v. Bloomington Jewish Community, Inc.Indiana Court of Appeals · 2013
  3. Kohl's Indiana, L.P. and Kohl's Dept. Store, Inc. v. Dennis OwensIndiana Court of Appeals · 2012
  4. Carter v. RobinsonIndiana Court of Appeals · 2012
  5. Harness v. PARKARIndiana Court of Appeals · 2012

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