CITY OF INDIANAPOLIS v. BUSCHMAN

No. 49S02-1210-CT-598.

988 N.E.2d 791 (2013)

CITY OF INDIANAPOLIS, Appellant (Defendant below), v. Rachael BUSCHMAN, Appellee (Plaintiff below).

Supreme Court of Indiana.

June 4, 2013.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Alexander Will , Beth Garrison , Justin F. Roebel , Jillian Spotts , Indianapolis, IN, Attorneys for Appellant.

James H. Young , Indianapolis, IN, Attorneys for Appellee.


On Petition to Transfer from the Indiana Court of Appeals, No. 49A02-1108-CT-782

MASSA, Justice.

This case presents a single question: when a claimant includes information in her tort claim notice beyond that required by the Indiana Tort Claims Act, may that information operate to restrict the scope of her claim? As the statute imposes no such sanction and we are bound to construe it narrowly, we answer that question in the negative.

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