City of Indianapolis v. West

Mathias, Judge.

The Marion Superior Court ruled that genuine issues of material fact existed as to whether a police detective acted within the scope of her employment when she forwarded an e-mail concerning the internal governance of her church to other church members using her work-issued computer and e-mail address while on duty. From that ruling, her employer now takes this interlocutory appeal, claiming it was entitled to judgment as a matter of law.

We reverse.

Facts and Procedural Posture

In October 2007, Rosalynn West (“West”), Betty Wadlington (“Wadling-ton”), and Jeanette Larkins…