Calvary Temple Church of Evansville, Inc. v. Gerard A. Kirsch

Summary

The Indiana Supreme Court held that Indiana Code §34‑31‑7‑2 applies to the entire parcel of land owned by a nonprofit religious organization, including the storage barn where the plaintiff was injured, and that the church owed only the limited statutory duties of warning of known hidden dangers and refraining from intentional harm. Because the church breached neither duty, the plaintiff’s premises‑liability claim fails and summary judgment is proper for the church.