ORLOWSKI v. CITY OF SOUTH BEND

No. 3-1184A312.

482 N.E.2d 1380 (1985)

Diane ORLOWSKI, As Administratrix of the Estate of James Gatchell, Deceased, and As Mother and Natural Guardian of Amy and Angela Gatchell, Minors, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. CITY OF SOUTH BEND, Indiana, Defendant-Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Indiana, Third District.

October 2, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Catherine M. Rohrs, David L. Matthews & Associates, South Bend, for plaintiffs-appellants.

Richard L. Hill, City Atty., Robert C. Rosenfeld, Deputy City Atty., South Bend, for defendant-appellee.


HOFFMAN, Judge.

Plaintiff-Appellant Diane Orlowski (Orlowski) as natural guardian of the minor children of James Gatchell, deceased, appeals a summary judgment entered in favor of the City of South Bend, Indiana (South Bend). The trial court found that Orlowski's notice of claim,1 as provided for in the Indiana Tort Claims Act,2 failed to satisfy statutory requirements.

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