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CITY OF INDIANAPOLIS v. ERVIN

No. 2-678A203.

405 N.E.2d 55 (1980)

CITY OF INDIANAPOLIS, Appellant (Defendant below), v. Audrey ERVIN, Administratrix, Appellee (Plaintiff below).

Court of Appeals of Indiana, Second District.

Rehearing Denied August 27, 1980.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sheila S. Suess, Corp. Counsel, William L. Soards, Soards & Carroll, Indianapolis, for appellant.

David W. Foley, Indianapolis, for appellee.

BUCHANAN, Chief Judge.

CASE SUMMARY

Defendant-appellant City of Indianapolis (City) appeals a $75,000 judgment in favor of Audrey Ervin, plaintiff-Administratrix of the Estate of Jewell Ervin (Ervin), who had been killed by Indianapolis police officers, the City claiming, inter alia, that the police officers only used reasonable and necessary force.

We affirm.

FACTS

The facts most favorable to the judgment reveal that in Indianapolis...

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