Legal Opinion
Baker v. Schafer
District Court, S.D. Indiana
Decided April 17, 1996No. NA-95-45-C-R/HPublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ENTRY DENYING DEFENDANT’S MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT AND DENYING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION FOR PARTIAL SUMMARY JUDGMENT
DILLIN, District Judge.
A person wishing to sue a political subdivision of the State of Indiana for negligence must follow the procedures outlined in the Indiana Tort Claims Act (ITCA), specifically Indiana Code § 34r-4-16.5-7. This is because such a subdivision, basking in the State’s sovereign immunity, has had set for it the terms upon which it is sued under state law, even in federal court. The object of the ITCA “is to protect the fiscal integrity of governmental entities by…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- VanValkenburg v. WarnerIndiana Court of Appeals · 1992
- Poole v. ClaseIndiana Supreme Court · 1985
- City of Tipton v. BaxterIndiana Court of Appeals · 1992
- Flickinger v. United StatesDistrict Court, W.D. Pennsylvania · 1981
- Allen v. Lake County JailIndiana Court of Appeals · 1986
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3Cited by7 opinions
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- John W. Schoettmer and Karen Schoettmer v. Jolene C. Wright and South Central Community Action Program, Inc.Indiana Court of Appeals · 2012
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