Legal Opinion

Allen v. Lake County Jail

Indiana Court of Appeals

Decided August 14, 1986No. 3-1185-A-322PSPublishedCited by 18 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

STATON, Presiding Judge.

This appeal concerns the notice provisions of the Indiana Tort Claims Act.1 The trial court granted the Lake County Jail's motion for summary judgment, holding that Allen's tort claims notice did not meet statutory requirements. Allen brings this appeal, raising the following issue:

Did the trial court err in granting summary judgment because there is a genuine issue of material fact as to

a) whether Allen substantially complied with the notice provisions of the ITCA, or

b) whether the Jail is estopped from asserting Allen's non-compliance with the ITCA?

We reverse and…

Also in this document: Dissent.

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Galbreath v. City of IndianapolisIndiana Supreme Court · 1970
  2. Kahf v. Charleston South ApartmentsIndiana Court of Appeals · 1984
  3. Geyer v. City of LogansportIndiana Supreme Court · 1977
  4. Delaware County v. PowellIndiana Supreme Court · 1979
  5. Thompson v. City of AuroraIndiana Supreme Court · 1975

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3Cited by18 opinions

  1. Brown v. AlexanderIndiana Court of Appeals · 2007
  2. Budden v. Board of School CommissionersIndiana Supreme Court · 1998
  3. City of Tipton v. BaxterIndiana Court of Appeals · 1992
  4. The City of Indianapolis, Indiana, and the Indianapolis Department of Public Works v. Evelyn CoxIndiana Court of Appeals · 2014
  5. Fowler v. BrewerIndiana Court of Appeals · 2002

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