The small claims court did not deny defendant’s due process when it admitted a letter containing hearsay into evidence, and based its decision on that letter.
Civil
Hardiman v. Cozmanoff, No. 45S03-1309-CT-619, __ N.E.2d __ (Ind., March 12, 2014).
In the related civil case while the criminal case was pending, trial court properly granted a limited stay of discovery as to defendant only and required defendant to answer the complaint within 30 days.
Wysocki v. Johnson, No. 45A03-1309-CT-385, __ N.E.2d __ (Ind. Ct. App., March 3, 2014)
The Indiana Crime Victims Relief Act is not applicable to the common-law tort of fraud.
Mitchell v. 10th & The Bypass, LLC, No. 53S01-1303-PL-222, __ N.E.2d __ (Ind., Feb. 20, 2014).
Evidence obtained after entry of an order granting a motion for partial summary judgment may not form the basis for vacating that order. Relief from judgment under Indiana Trial Rules is not limited to final judgments.
Veolia Water Indianapolis, LLC v. Nat’l Trust Ins. Co., No. 49S04-1301-PL-00008, __ N.E.2d __ (Ind., Feb. 6, 2014)
A for-profit, private company operating a public water utility under a contract with a governmental unit does not have common law sovereign immunity.