Trial Rule 3 is a “bright-line rule”; paying the filing fee is required for the commencement of an action.
Civil
Redington v. State, No. 53A01-1210-CR-461, __ N.E.2d __ (Ind. Ct. App., Aug. 6, 2013).
Rejects challenges based on the Indiana Constitution to the statutory procedure for retaining firearms of a “dangerous” person and concludes that evidence supported the trial court’s finding the respondent was “dangerous” so that his fifty-one firearms should be retained by the police.
Manley v. Sherer, No. 59S01-1205-PL-249, __ N.E.2d __ (Ind., Aug. 8, 2013).
A medical malpractice suit should not have been disposed of through summary judgment in favor of the doctor.
In Re 2012 Carroll County Tax Sale, No. 08A02-1303-MI-220, __ N.E.2d __ (Ind. Ct. App., Aug. 8, 2013).
Ind. Code § 13-26-14-4 prohibits foreclosure on property at a tax sale when an unpaid sewer bill is the only lien that exists on the property.
Miller v. Dobbs, No. 15S05-1302-CT-91, __ N.E.2d __, (Ind., July 30, 2013).
Medical malpractice complaint was filed within the statute of limitations even though the filing and processing fees were not received until after the statute of limitations expired.