Legal Opinion
State v. Daley
Indiana Court of Appeals
Decided September 26, 1972No. 771A128PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBuchanan, P.J.
This is an appeal by the defendant-appellant State of Indiana (the State) in a wrongful death action brought by plaintiff-appellee Lydia J. Daley (Daley) which resulted in a jury verdict of $400,000 for the death of her husband, Melvin H. Daley (the Deceased). We affirm.
FACTS — On August 19, 1966, the Deceased was driving a truck along Interstate Highway 65 in Indiana when a State employee, operating a State slope mower on the berm of Interstate Highway 65, suddenly swerved without warning directly into the Deceased’s path. The Deceased lost control of his truck, which then collided with a…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- Ashton v. AndersonIndiana Supreme Court · 1972
- Campbell v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1972
- Mickle v. BlackmonSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1969
- Kavanagh v. ButoracIndiana Court of Appeals · 1966
- Young v. WarrSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1969
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3Cited by22 opinions
- Rieth-Riley Construction Company, Inc. v. McCarrellIndiana Court of Appeals · 1975
- Richmond Gas Corporation v. ReevesIndiana Court of Appeals · 1973
- State v. ThompsonIndiana Court of Appeals · 1979
- Roberts v. StateIndiana Court of Appeals · 1974
- Ashland Pipeline Co. v. Indiana Bell Telephone Co.Indiana Court of Appeals · 1987
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