Legal Opinion

City of Indianapolis v. Fields

Indiana Court of Appeals

Decided April 30, 1987No. 49A04-8609-CV-280PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

CONOVER, Judge.

Appeliant-Defendant City of Indianapolis (City) appeals the trial court's $4,818.92 judgment in favor of Appellee-Plaintiff Eugene Fields (Fields), an Indianapolis police officer, for medical expenses he incurred privately without the City's express authorization.

We reverse and remand.

ISSUES

The sole issue presented by this appeal is whether IND.CODE § 36-8-4-5 requires the City to pay Fields's unauthorized medical expenses since he incurred them without complying with the requirements of General Order 5.09 of the City's police department.

FACTS 1

Fields is an Indianapolis police…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Indiana-Kentucky Electric Corp. v. GreenIndiana Court of Appeals · 1985
  2. McClamroch v. McClamrochIndiana Court of Appeals · 1985
  3. Local Union No. 26, National Brotherhood of Operative Potters v. City of KokomoIndiana Supreme Court · 1937
  4. Medias v. City of IndianapolisIndiana Supreme Court · 1939
  5. Spitler v. Town of MunsterIndiana Supreme Court · 1938

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3Cited by12 opinions

  1. Koppin v. StrodeIndiana Court of Appeals · 2002
  2. Taylor v. StateIndiana Court of Appeals · 1993
  3. Yater v. Hancock County Planning CommissionIndiana Court of Appeals · 1993
  4. Campbell v. El Dee Apartments & Criterion GroupIndiana Court of Appeals · 1998
  5. City of Evansville v. FehrenbacherIndiana Court of Appeals · 1987

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