City of Valparaiso v. Edgecomb

ON CIVIL PETITION TO TRANSFER

KRAHULIK, Justice.

James B. Edgecomb (Plaintiff-Appellee below) seeks transfer after the Court of Appeals instructed the trial court to enter summary judgment against him and in f2-vor of the City of Valparaiso (Defendant, Appellant below). City of Valparaiso v. Edgecomb (1991), Ind.App., 569 N.E.2d 746. The dispositive issue is whether the Indiana Tort Claims Act confers immunity when a city police officer is engaged in leading a funeral procession. We conclude that Ind. Code § 34-4-16.5-3(7) (West Supp.1991) does not provide immunity.

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