PEAVLER v. BD. OF COM'RS MONROE CTY.

Nos. 36S01-8809-CV-817, 43S03-8809-CV-818.

528 N.E.2d 40 (1988)

Richey Wayne PEAVLER, Appellant (Plaintiff below), v. BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF MONROE COUNTY, Appellee (Defendant below). Board of Commissioners of the County of Steuben, Appellant (Defendant below), v. Ronald Hout and Pamela Hout, Appellees (Plaintiffs below).

Supreme Court of Indiana.

September 9, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James R. Fisher, Robert B. Clemens, Ice Miller Donadio & Ryan, Indianapolis, for Richey Wayne Peavler.

William E. Borror, Hunt Suedhoff Borror & Eilbacher, Ft. Wayne, for Board of Comrs. of County of Steuben.

Michael C. Cook, Dale W. Eikenberry, Wooden McLaughlin & Sterner, Indianapolis, Thomas J. Lantz, Montgomery Elsner & Pardieck, Seymour, for Board of Com'rs of Monroe County.

Sherrill Wm. Colvin, John O. Feighner, Snouffer, Haler & Colvin, Ft. Wayne, for Ronald Hout and Pamela Hout.


SHEPARD, Chief Justice.

Two cases before us on petitions for transfer require that we construe the provision in the Indiana Tort Claims Act which provides governmental immunity for discretionary acts.

Richey Wayne Peavler filed suit against the Monroe County Board of Commissioners, alleging "negligence in the failure to place or maintain a curve warning sign, and/or reduced speed limit sign or advisory speed limit sign on a portion of a county road." Peavler...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases