SCHOETTMER v. WRIGHT

No. 49S04-1210-CT-607.

992 N.E.2d 702 (2013)

John W. SCHOETTMER & Karen Schoettmer, Appellants (Plaintiffs below), v. Jolene C. WRIGHT & South Central Community Action Program, Inc., Appellees (Defendants below).

Supreme Court of Indiana.

August 27, 2013.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jeremy S. Baber , Carmel, IN, Attorney for Appellants.

James J. Hutton , Indianapolis, IN, Attorney for Appellees.


MASSA, Justice.

After he was injured in an automobile accident, John Schoettmer cooperated with the other driver's insurer in hopes of settling his claim. Nearly a year later, when settlement proved elusive, he hired a lawyer and filed suit. Only then did he learn that the other driver was employed by a political subdivision subject to the Indiana Tort Claims Act. Schoettmer cited several reasons to excuse his failure to comply with the notice requirements of that...

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