Legal Opinion

City of Crown Point v. Knesek

Indiana Supreme Court

Decided November 6, 1986No. 45S04-8611-CV-950PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ON PETITION TO TRANSFER

SHEPARD, Justice.

This case presents a question upon which the districts of the Court of Appeals have issued conflicting decisions, namely, whether due process requires judicial review of minor discipline imposed by a city government upon a police officer. 'To resolve the existing conflict, we grant transfer and hold that it does not.

Appellees Garret Knesek, William Bish, Jerry Baldwin, and John Knox, four officers of the Crown Point police department, were disciplined by the board of public works and safety after the chief of police brought charges alleging that each…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Warren v. Indiana Telephone Co.Indiana Supreme Court · 1940
  2. Dortch v. LugarIndiana Supreme Court · 1971
  3. Smeltzer v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1962
  4. Gerhardt v. City of EvansvilleIndiana Court of Appeals · 1980
  5. City of Crown Point v. KnesekIndiana Court of Appeals · 1986

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Bailey v. CananDistrict Court, S.D. Indiana · 2000
  2. Pepple v. Parkview Memorial Hospital, Inc.Indiana Court of Appeals · 1987
  3. Pepple v. Parkview Memorial Hospital, Inc.Indiana Court of Appeals · 1987

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