City of Gary v. Falcone

Plaintiff s-appellees John Robert Falcone and Gloría Falcone prosecuted this action for damages in the trial court against defendant-appellant City of Gary, Indiana, and others. Trial was to a jury which returned a verdict in favor of appellees Falcones for compensatory and punitive damages as the result of the acts of certain employees of the City, and judgment was entered thereon by the trial court. The sole issue presented by this appeal is whether punitive damages could be properly awarded against the City. 1

Prior to the enactment of the present statutes pertaining to this subject, IC…