Legal Opinion
Roberts v. State
Indiana Court of Appeals
Decided February 28, 1974No. 2-1272A135PublishedCited by 46 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Case Summary
Buchanan, J.
Plaintiff-Appellant .David Roberts (Roberts) appeals from a judgment dismissing his Complaint for personal injuries arising out of a riot at the Indiana State Reformatory alleging liability against Defendants-Appellees State of Indiana (State) and certain employees of .the Indiana Department of Corrections (Guards and Supervisors), claiming that dismissal of his Complaint on the basis of the doctrine of sovereign immunity was erroneous.
We reverse.
FACTS
The essential faéts and allegations of Roberts’ Complaint are:
On September 26, 1969, Roberts, an inmate of the Indiana…
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