Legal Opinion
Porter County Sheriff Department v. Guzorek
Indiana Supreme Court
Decided November 28, 2006No. 46S03-0606-CV-207PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
On Petition To Transfer from the Indiana Court of Appeals, No. 46A08-0505-CV-211.
BOEHM, Justice.
The plaintiff originally sued an officer of the sheriffs' department for negligence in the course of his duties. We hold that on the facts of this case an amended complaint adding the sheriffs' department as a defendant relates back to the date of the original complaint and is therefore not barred by the statute of limitations if the original action was timely filed.
Facts and Procedural History
On August 11, 2000, a Porter County Sheriff Department (PCSD) vehicle driven by Officer Joseph R. Falatic…
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