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KING v. NORTHEAST SECURITY, INC.

No. 49S02-0104-CV-193.

790 N.E.2d 474 (2003)

Nicholas S. KING, b/n/f Randall S. King, Randall King and Peggy L. King, Appellants (Plaintiffs), v. NORTHEAST SECURITY, INC. and Metropolitan School District of Washington Township, Appellees (Defendants).

Supreme Court of Indiana.

June 27, 2003.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

C. Dennis Wegner, Jeffrey K. Orr, C. Dennis Wegner & Assoc., P.C., Indianapolis, IN, Attorneys for Appellants.

Andrew P. Wirick, Hume, Smith, Geddes, Green & Simmons, LLP, John P. Daly, Jr., Mark A. Holloway, Stephenson, Daly, Morow & Kurnick, David M. Mattingly, Mary Nold Larimore, Ice Miller, Indianapolis, IN, Attorneys for Appellees.

CIVIL TRANSFER

RUCKER, Justice.

In this appeal, we hold that a school district is not immune from a claim that the district failed to take reasonable steps to provide security for persons on its premises. We further hold that a security service employed by a school district may be liable for negligence in carrying out its contractually assumed obligations.

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