Legal Opinion
Messer v. New Albany Police Department
Indiana Court of Appeals
Decided March 16, 2012No. 22A05-1104-MI-179Published
1Opinion of the Court
965 N.E.2d 54 (2012)
Jack MESSER, Appellant-Petitioner,
v.
NEW ALBANY POLICE DEPARTMENT, Appellee-Respondent.
No. 22A05-1104-MI-179.
Court of Appeals of Indiana.
March 16, 2012.
Bart M. Betteau, Betteau Law Office, LLC, New Albany, IN, Attorney for Appellant.
Brandon W. Smith, Stanley O. Faith, Faith Ingle Smith LLC, New Albany, IN, Attorneys for Appellee.
OPINION
MAY, Judge.
Jack Messer was a New Albany police officer who made a racially-charged remark while talking with other officers after roll call. The comment was leaked to the press. The New Albany Police Merit Commission found Messer's statement…
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