District court judgment denying plaintiff’s motion for a writ of execution to enforce a wrongful death judgment against third party defendant St. Joseph County is affirmed where the subsequent amendment to Ind. Code. sec. 34-13-4-1 does not apply retroactively, and thus St. Joseph County is not required to indemnify its public employees and compensate plaintiff for the conduct of its officers.    

Read Estate of Moreland v. Dieter, No. 08-1478

Appellate InformationAppeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Indiana, South Bend Division.Argued February 9, 2009Decided August 11, 2009

JudgesBefore POSNER and SYKES, Circuit Judges, and DOW, District Judge.Opinion by DOW, District Judge.

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