The trial court erred in ordering the sheriff to seize firearms as part of a protective order between neighbors.
Civil
Troyan v. Ind. Dept. of Revenue, No. 49A02-1411-PL-794, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind. Ct. App, Oct. 2, 2015).
A circuit or superior court has jurisdiction to enforce an unpaid tax assessment reduced to judgment, but a claim involving a challenge to a collection of a tax or assessment was within the exclusive jurisdiction of the Indiana Tax Court.
In re Paternity of Pickett, No. 29A02-1501-JP-9, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind. Ct. App, Sept. 23, 2015).
Trial court erred in ordering father to contribute to child’s college expenses based on the cost of a private university rather than a public university; the private university did not offer a special curriculum and child did not discuss her decisionmaking process with her father.
Boyer Construction Group Corp. v. Walker Construction Co., Inc., No. 45A03-1502-PL-66, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind. Ct. App, Sept. 24, 2015).
Even after a trial court has entered a judgment, parties can still make a new filing for attorney fees.
Hoker Trucking, LLC v. Robbins, No. 89A01-1411-CT-468, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind. Ct. App, Sept. 15, 2015).
The surviving spouse of the decedent is not entitled to attorneys’ fees and prejudgment interest as compensable damages under the General Wrongful Death Statute.