Legal Opinion
City of Gary v. Odie
Indiana Court of Appeals
Decided August 24, 1994No. 64A04-9306-CV-225PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RILEY, Judge.
In this suit for damages brought by the Estate of Eddie Odie, the jury found the Defendant-Appellant the City of Gary, Indiana (Gary), liable for negligent response to Katie Odie's calls for emergency assistance made on the 911 number established and serviced by Gary. Gary brings this appeal and raises one restated issue for our review: 1 Did the trial court err in determining that the City of Gary owed a private duty to Eddie Odie?
FACTS
The facts most favorable to the judgment reveal that shortly after 4:00 a.m. on August 14, 1988, Eddie Odie got out of bed to let his dog into…
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