Trial court improperly found that a child with special needs is a child in need of services.
Civil
State Farm Mutual Automobile Ins. Co. v. Earl, No. 36A05-1212-CT-635, __ N.E.2d __ (Ind. Ct. App., Jan. 24, 2014).
Disclosure of uninsured motorist’s policy limits was irrelevant and prejudiced the jury.
Hutchison v. Trilogy Health Services, LLC, No. 30A01-1307-SC-316, __ N.E.2d __ (Ind. Ct. App., Jan. 30, 2014).
When the daughter agreed “to pay the facility the full amount of the resident’s income and resources that the Responsible Party/Agent controls or accesses,” in an agreement with a nursing home for her mother, and there was no evidence presented that daughter ever had access to or control of mother’s income or resources from which to make payment to the nursing home, the daughter was not liable for the nursing home costs.
American Cold Storage v. The City of Boonville, No. 87S01-1303-PL-157, __ N.E.2d __ (Ind., Jan. 21, 2014).
Multiple parcels of land acquired by the state for an adjoining public roadway are counted as one parcel for purposes of determining whether the remonstrating landowners comprise 65% of the owners of the annexed territory.
A.N. v. K.G., No. 49A04-1212-PO-649__ N.E.2d __ (Ind. Ct. App., Jan. 21, 2014).
The trial court did not improperly act as an advocate in protective order proceedings.