CREASY v. RUSK

No. 08A02-9709-CV-604.

696 N.E.2d 442 (1998)

Carol CREASY, Appellant-Plaintiff, v. Lloyd RUSK, Appellee-Defendant.

Court of Appeals of Indiana.

Rehearing Denied August 13, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Edgar W. Bayliff, Ronald S. Todd, Bayliff, Harrigan, Cord & Maugans, P.C., Kokomo, for Appellant-Plaintiff.

Stephen C. Wheeler, Renae L. Hermann, Jennings Taylor Wheeler & Bouwkamp, P.C., Carmel, for Appellee-Defendant.


OPINION

KIRSCH, Judge.

Carol Creasy appeals the grant of summary judgment in favor of Lloyd Rusk in Creasy's action for personal injuries she suffered while caring for Rusk in a health care facility. The issues we must decide are:

I. Whether a person who is institutionalized with a mental disability owes a duty of care to his caregiver to refrain from conduct that results in injury to the caregiver.

II. Whether genuine issues of material...

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