Legal Opinion
City of Indianapolis v. Rachael Buschman
Indiana Supreme Court
Decided June 4, 2013No. 49S02-1210-CT-598PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MASSA, Justice.
This case presents a single question: when a claimant includes information in her tort claim notice beyond that required by the Indiana Tort Claims Act, may that information operate to restrict the scope of her claim? As the statute imposes no such sanction and we are bound to construe it narrowly, we answer that question in the negative.
Facts and Procedural History
On July 25, 2008, Officer Brian Sche-menaur of the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department rear-ended Rachael Buschman’s vehicle while driving eastbound on 86th Street near Keystone Avenue in Indianapolis. On…
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