Stacy Knighten v. East Chicago Housing Authority, Individually and d/b/a West Calumet Complex, Davis Security Service, LLC, and Donnell Caldwell

RUCKER, justice.

While on duty a security guard shot and severely injured a person with whom he was romantically involved. The injured party filed a complaint against the security guard’s employer under the theory of re-spondeat superior. The trial court granted the employer’s motion for summary judgment. Concluding there are genuine issues of material fact precluding summary disposition, we reverse the trial court’s judgment.

Facts and Procedural History

The East Chicago Housing Authority (“Housing Authority”) operates the West Calumet Complex (“Complex”), a federal Housing and Urban…