Celebration Fireworks, Inc. v. Smith

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• noting that courts should not “easily declare[]” employees acting outside the scope of employment because then “claimants would more often find themselves limited to recovery against the private assets of employees rather than those of governments.”
• reasoning that acts incidental to authorized conduct can fall within the scope of employment, provided that such act “is subordinate to or pertinent to an act which the servant is employed to perform” (alteration in original) (citation omitted)
• “Even tortious acts may fall within the scope of employment.”

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Cited by

36 cases in this archive cite this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

• Bushong v. Williamson
  Indiana Supreme Court· 2003-06-27· cited 173×
• King Ex Rel. King v. Northeast Security, Inc.
  Indiana Supreme Court· 2003-06-27· cited 107×
• Kelley v. Tanoos
  Indiana Supreme Court· 2007-05-02· cited 85×
• Stacy Knighten v. East Chicago Housing Authority, Individually and d/b/a West Calumet Complex, Davis Security Service, LLC, and Donnell Caldwell
  Indiana Supreme Court· 2015-12-08· cited 56×
• Judy Chang v. Purdue University, The Trustees of Purdue University Dr. France A. Cordova, President of Purdue University (in her official capacity)
  Indiana Court of Appeals· 2013-03-19· cited 51×
• Cody Waldrip v. Angela Waldrip, City of Bloomington, Indiana, Monroe County, Indiana, State of Indiana
  Indiana Court of Appeals· 2012-09-20· cited 51×
• Harness v. Schmitt
  Indiana Court of Appeals· 2010-03-25· cited 48×
• Smith v. Indiana Department of Correction
  Indiana Court of Appeals· 2007-08-10· cited 44×
• Noble County v. Rogers
  Indiana Supreme Court· 2001-03-27· cited 39×
• Walgreen Co. v. Abigail E. Hinchy
  Indiana Court of Appeals· 2014-11-14· cited 34×
• Jason T. Myers v. Thomas D. Maxson Amy L. Hutchison Bruce W. Graham and Trueblood & Graham (In their Official and Individual Capacities) (mem. dec.)
  Indiana Court of Appeals· 2016-03-29· cited 22×
• Ellis v. City of Martinsville
  Indiana Court of Appeals· 2011-01-11· cited 22×
• City of Anderson v. Davis
  Indiana Court of Appeals· 2001-02-21· cited 21×
• Fowler v. Brewer
  Indiana Court of Appeals· 2002-08-20· cited 21×
• Toni Ball v. Clifton Jones
  Indiana Court of Appeals· 2016-03-17· cited 12×
• Sandage v. Board of Commissioners
  Indiana Court of Appeals· 2008-12-05· cited 10×
• Ingram v. City of Indianapolis
  Indiana Court of Appeals· 2001-12-18· cited 9×
• Wilson v. Isaacs
  Indiana Court of Appeals· 2009-12-15· cited 8×
• Thomas Hudgins and Sheila Hudgins v. Brian Bemish, Ideal Heating Air Conditioning and Refrigeration, Inc.
  Indiana Court of Appeals· 2016-12-09· cited 7×
• Long v. Barrett
  Indiana Court of Appeals· 2004-11-10· cited 6×

Cites

10 cases in this archive are cited by this case.

• Faragher v. City of Boca Raton
  Supreme Court· 1998-06-26· cited 6,226×
• Stropes Ex Rel. Taylor v. Heritage House Childrens Center of Shelbyville, Inc.
  Indiana Supreme Court· 1989-12-05· cited 149×
• Seymour National Bank v. State
  Indiana Supreme Court· 1981-11-24· cited 64×
• Quakenbush v. Lackey
  Indiana Supreme Court· 1993-10-25· cited 62×
• Foster v. Pearcy
  Indiana Supreme Court· 1979-04-03· cited 59×
• Indiana Department of Correction v. Stagg
  Indiana Court of Appeals· 1990-07-18· cited 50×
• Kemezy v. Peters
  Indiana Supreme Court· 1993-10-25· cited 48×
• VanValkenburg v. Warner
  Indiana Court of Appeals· 1992-11-16· cited 42×
• Poole v. Clase
  Indiana Supreme Court· 1985-04-19· cited 38×
• Celebration Fireworks, Inc. v. Smith
  Indiana Court of Appeals· 1997-07-10· cited 1×

Other cases named Celebration Fireworks, Inc. v. Smith

1 other CourtListener record shares this case name.

• Celebration Fireworks, Inc. v. Smith
  Indiana Court of Appeals· 1997-07-10· cited 1×