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GEYER v. CITY OF LOGANSPORT

No. 1277S812.

370 N.E.2d 333 (1977)

Forrest A. GEYER, Appellant, v. CITY OF LOGANSPORT, James Jackson and Lester Murtha, d/b/a Stoney Pike Sales Barn, Appellees.

Supreme Court of Indiana.

December 14, 1977.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

C. Michael Cord, William E. Beck, II, Kokomo, for appellant.

Tom F. Hirschauer, Frank E. Tolbert, Logansport, for appellees.

OPINION ON PETITION TO TRANSFER

GIVAN, Chief Justice.

On May 29, 1970, a bull escaped from the Stoney Pike Sales Barn near Logansport. In an attempt to capture the bull Logansport police officer Lieutenant James Jackson fired two shots from a rifle, one of which apparently ricocheted and hit Geyer in the stomach. About six months later Geyer brought an action against the city, Jackson and the owner of the sales barn, Murtha. The trial court granted a motion...

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