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Tensions ran high Thursday morning at the Indiana Supreme Court as justices heard arguments in a case that could change who has the duty of care — private property owners or county officials — for visual obstructions at rural intersections.

Yerano Martinez collided with another vehicle at a rural four-way intersection in Miami county, claiming an overgrown bush on Jeffrey Smith’s property obstructed his view of a stop sign. He sued Smith and accused him of negligence for failing to maintain the b

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