Legal Opinion

State, Department of Mental Health v. Allen

Indiana Court of Appeals

Decided October 21, 1981No. 2-1280A431PublishedCited by 16 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

YOUNG, Judge.

The State of Indiana, Department of Mental Health and Central State Hospital appeal the trial court’s denial of their motion for summary judgment. Appellants, by this interlocutory appeal, contend they are immune from liability pursuant to Ind. Code 34 — 4-16.5-3(5), (6), (7) and (9).

We reverse.

Harry E. Ferguson, a criminal defendant, was ordered by the Honorable Richard J. Groover, Judge of the Hendricks Circuit Court, to be committed to the Department of Mental Health, and specifically, to Central State Hospital, for treatment pursuant to the Indiana Criminal Sexual Deviancy…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Flournoy v. City of JeffersonvilleIndiana Supreme Court · 1861
  2. Board of Com'rs of Delaware County v. BriggsIndiana Court of Appeals · 1975
  3. Adams v. SchneiderIndiana Court of Appeals · 1919
  4. Mills v. American Playground Device Co.Indiana Court of Appeals · 1980
  5. Galey v. Board of CommissionersIndiana Supreme Court · 1910

3Cited by16 opinions

  1. Ayres v. Indian Heights Volunteer Fire Department, Inc.Indiana Supreme Court · 1986
  2. Borne Ex Rel. Borne v. Northwest Allen County School Corp.Indiana Court of Appeals · 1989
  3. City of Hammond v. CataldiIndiana Court of Appeals · 1983
  4. State v. MagnusonIndiana Court of Appeals · 1986
  5. M.S.D. of Martinsville v. JacksonIndiana Court of Appeals · 2014

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