Legal Opinion
Sauders v. County of Steuben
Indiana Supreme Court
Decided March 6, 1998No. 92S03-9803-CV-146PublishedCited by 45 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
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BOEHM, Justice.
This case deals with the standard of liability of jailers for the suicide of a person in their custody. Plaintiff Betty Jean Sauders, personal representative of the estate of Mark S. Sowles, deceased, sued Steuben County, its Sheriff, and two officers in charge of the jail for wrongful death based on Sowles’ suicide while a pretrial detainee in the Steuben County Jail. A jury held for the defendants and the Court of Appeals affirmed. Sauders v. County of Steuben, 664 N.E.2d 768 (Ind.Ct.App.1996). Because this action is covered by the Indiana Tort Claims…
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