NORTHERN INDIANA PUBLIC SERV. CO. v. BLOOM

No. 02S04-0505-CV-204.

847 N.E.2d 175 (2006)

NORTHERN INDIANA PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY, Appellant (Defendant below), v. John S. BLOOM, as Personal Representative of the Estate of Fred J. Zurbrick, Deceased, Charmaine R. Minniefield, Individually and as Mother and Next Friend for Rayven Minniefield-Bryant and Cienna Minniefield, Minors, and Deniece Woodson, Appellees (Plaintiffs below).

Supreme Court of Indiana.

May 18, 2006.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul A. Rake, John M. McCrum, Robert J. Feldt, Hammond, for Appellant.

Dane L. Tubergen, James J. Shea, Sr., Daniel J. Palmer, Sherrill Wm. Colvin, George Sistevaris, Fort Wayne, for Appellees.


BOEHM, Justice.

We hold that self-insurers are statutorily liable to pay damages caused by the negligence of permissive users of their vehicles up to the minimum amounts required by the Financial Responsibility Act. We further hold that a self-insured employer who furnishes its vehicle for use by an employee has a duty to inform its employee of the limits of the employer's statutory obligation to third parties and the employee...

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