Legal Opinion
Hanson v. Saint Luke's United Methodist Church
Indiana Supreme Court
Decided December 23, 1998No. 49S02-9804-CV-228PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SHEPARD, Chief Justice.
We revisit today the question whether a member of an unincorporated association may bring a negligence action against the association to recover damages for a tort committed against her by the association or by another member. We hold that unincorporated associations are amenable to suit by their members, and we reverse the grant of summary judgment for St. Luke’s. Accordingly, we overrule our existing precedents to the contrary. 1
Factual and Procedural History
At all times relevant to this ease, St. Luke’s United Methodist Church, in Indianapolis, was maintained and…
2Cases cited27 opinions
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