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LEWIS v. CITY OF INDIANAPOLIS

No. 73A01-8912-CV-514.

554 N.E.2d 13 (1990)

Mary Ann LEWIS for Herself and As Personal Representative of the Estate of David Lewis, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. The CITY OF INDIANAPOLIS and the Indianapolis Police Department, Defendants-Appellees.

Court of Appeals of Indiana, First District.

Transfer Denied October 4, 1990.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John J. Sullivan, Indianapolis, for plaintiff-appellant.

Thomas M. Carusillo, City-County Legal Div., Indianapolis, for defendants-appellees.

BAKER, Judge.

This appeal from summary judgment in favor of the City of Indianapolis and its police department raises the issue of whether a municipality and its police department may be held liable for an individual's injuries suffered as a result of the municipality's police department's failure to timely answer its emergency telephone "911" system.

The facts most favorable to plaintiff-appellant, Mary Ann Lewis (Mrs. Lewis), reveal that her husband, David...

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