Legal Opinion

Colter v. Grant-Blackford Mental Health, Inc.

Indiana Court of Appeals

Decided December 29, 1988No. 27A02-8712-CV-00506PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

SHIELDS, Presiding Judge.

Kathy Colter appeals the trial court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of Grant-Blackford Mental Health, Inc. on her civil rights claim.

We reverse.

Facts

The sparse and undisputed facts follow.

On Tuesday, April 8, 1986, Kathy Colter was admitted to the Grant-Blackford Mental Health facility under a seventy-two (72) hour emergency detention. On Friday, April 11, 1986, a Report Following Emergency Detention was completed by Dr. Rebecca V. Santiago. Colter was discharged from Grant-Blackford on Monday, April 14, 1986.

On March 27, 1987, Colter filed a complaint against…

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  3. Irmscher v. McCue Ex Rel. McCueIndiana Court of Appeals · 1987
  4. Daugherty v. StateIndiana Court of Appeals · 1984
  5. Charles W. Smith & Sons Excavating, Inc. v. Lichtefeld-Massaro, Inc.Indiana Court of Appeals · 1985

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