COLE v. INDIANA DEPT. OF CORRECTION

No. 67A01-9301-CV-1.

616 N.E.2d 44 (1993)

Richard L. COLE, Appellant-Plaintiff, v. INDIANA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTION AND STATE OF INDIANA, Appellees-Defendants.

Court of Appeals of Indiana, First District.

Rehearing Denied September 3, 1993.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John Emry, Franklin, for appellant-plaintiff.

Pamela Carter, Atty. Gen., Seth Lahn, Deputy Atty. Gen., Office of Atty. Gen., Indianapolis, for appellees-defendants.


BAKER, Judge.

Plaintiff-appellant Richard L. Cole appeals the entry of summary judgment against him and in favor of defendant-appellees the State of Indiana and its Department of Correction (together, the DOC). The trial court determined that because the injury which Cole suffered was not reasonably foreseeable, the DOC was entitled to judgment as a matter of law. We reverse.

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