Katrina Murray and Aquila F. Flynn, as Co-Personal Representatives of the Estate of Jaylan T.R. Murray v. Indianapolis Public Schools and Arlington Community High School, 128 N.E.3d 450

Sixteen-year-old Jaylan Murray left Arlington Community High School without permission during school hours and was fatally shot hours later.
Prior incidents: Jaylan was a frequent runaway, had a prior DCS file, was reported missing days earlier, and committed a pharmacy robbery the night before his death.
On the day of the murder he signed in late, left through an unmonitored exit, and was later found with a large amount of money in an area known for criminal activity.
Estate sued Indianapolis Public Schools and Arlington Community High School for wrongful death, alleging negligent supervision during school hours.
Defendants moved for summary judgment asserting (1) immunity under the Indiana Tort Claims Act and (2) that Jaylan was contributorily negligent; trial court granted summary judgment.
Court of Appeals reversed on immunity and contributory negligence grounds; Indiana Supreme Court granted transfer and affirmed on contributory negligence (did not decide immunity).

Issue	Plaintiff's Argument	Defendant's Argument	Held
Whether Jaylan's contributory negligence bars recovery	Estate: Unknown why Jaylan left school; factual disputes preclude summary judgment on contributory negligence	School: Jaylan left to engage in criminal activity (buy guns/drugs) and thus was contributorily negligent	Held: Jaylan was contributorily negligent as a matter of law; his negligence was at least a slight cause, barring recovery
Whether defendants are immune under the Indiana Tort Claims Act	Estate: Court of Appeals found immunity unavailable; factual questions remain	School: Entitled to ITCA immunity	Held: Not reached (contributory negligence dispositive); trial court affirmed on that ground

Campbell Hausfeld/Scott Fetzer Co. v. Johnson, 109 N.E.3d 953 (Ind. 2018) (summary judgment standard)
Goodwin v. Yeakle’s Sports Bar and Grill, 62 N.E.3d 384 (Ind. 2016) (summary judgment—view facts in favor of nonmoving party)
Penn Harris Madison Sch. Corp. v. Howard, 861 N.E.2d 1190 (Ind. 2007) (children over 14 held to adult standard of care for contributory negligence)
McSwane v. Bloomington Hosp. & Healthcare Sys., 916 N.E.2d 906 (Ind. 2009) (contributory negligence bars recovery if even slight cause)
Murray v. Indianapolis Public Sch., 116 N.E.3d 525 (Ind. Ct. App. 2018) (Court of Appeals decision reversing trial court on immunity and contributory negligence)