Legal Opinion
Parke County v. Ropak, Inc.
Indiana Court of Appeals
Decided August 2, 1988No. 28A01-8711-CV-273PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RATLIFEF, Chief Judge.
STATEMENT OF THE CASE
Defendant County appeals judgment and award of $150,000.00 damages in favor of plaintiff corporation which filed suit against the county under the Indiana Tort Claims Act! (ITCA). 1 We affirm.
FACTS
Ropak, Inc., a meat processing business, was formed on January 13, 1977, by Gary and Anne Cooper. Ropak was unable to make a profit operating as a custom butchering service for the general public, so the Coopers changed the focus of their business to wholesale butchering for a commercial market. Gross sales increased during the years 1979-81, and Ropak…
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