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Posey County v. Chamness

Indiana Court of Appeals

Decided August 24, 1982No. 1-981A267PublishedCited by 19 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

NEAL, Judge.

STATEMENT OF THE CASE

Defendants-appellants Posey County, Board of Posey County Commissioners and Marcellus Deig, as Posey County Highway Superintendent (Posey) appeal a judgment entered in the Vanderburgh Circuit Court upon a jury trial in favor of plaintiffs-ap-pellees Victor L. Chamness (Chamness), Vern L. Chamness, and Faye Chamness (parents) in a personal injury action for negligent maintenance of a public thoroughfare. The jury returned a verdict awarding $225,000 to Chamness and $5,000 to his parents.

We affirm.

STATEMENT OF THE FACTS

On Saturday, May .26, 1979, at…

2Cases cited36 opinions

  1. Ashton v. AndersonIndiana Supreme Court · 1972
  2. Reid v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1978
  3. Louisville, New Albany & Chicago Railway Co. v. WoodIndiana Supreme Court · 1887
  4. Court v. WisconsinSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
  5. New York, Chicago & St. Louis Railroad v. HendersonIndiana Supreme Court · 1957

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3Cited by19 opinions

  1. Manns v. State of Indiana Department of HighwaysIndiana Supreme Court · 1989
  2. Babson Bros. Co. v. Tipstar Corp.Indiana Court of Appeals · 1983
  3. Johnson v. West Virginia University Hospitals, Inc.West Virginia Supreme Court · 1991
  4. Whitewater Valley Canoe Rental, Inc. v. Board of Franklin County CommissionersIndiana Court of Appeals · 1987
  5. Estate of Hunt v. Board of Com'rs of Henry CountyIndiana Court of Appeals · 1988

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