Legal Opinion
Garner v. City of Michigan City
District Court, N.D. Indiana
Decided May 12, 1978No. S 77-129PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
ALLEN SHARP, District Judge.
The complaint alleges that Joseph J. Fernandez drowned in the waters of Lake Michigan on or about July 29, 1976, after entering those waters from the Washington Park Beach in the City of Michigan City, Indiana. Defendants admit that the City of Michigan City is a municipal corporation existing under and by virtue of the laws of the State of Indiana. Defendants’ answer denies that the Michigan City Department of Parks and Recreation is a separate corporate entity since it is a department of the City of Michigan City. However, the distinction has…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Bonelli Cattle Co. v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Bowes v. City of ChicagoIllinois Supreme Court · 1954
- Ex Parte PowellSupreme Court of Florida · 1915
- Lake Land Co. v. State ex rel. Attorney GeneralIndiana Court of Appeals · 1918
3Cited by4 opinions
- McKenna v. City of Fort WayneIndiana Court of Appeals · 1981
- State, Dept. of Nat. Resources v. TaylorIndiana Court of Appeals · 1981
- Clem v. United StatesDistrict Court, N.D. Indiana · 1985
- Dzierba v. City of Michigan CityIndiana Court of Appeals · 2003