Misdemeanor battery is not an “infamous crime” for the purpose of Article II, § 8, of the Indiana Constitution, which authorizes the General Assembly to disenfranchise “any person convicted of an infamous crime”; additionally, the General Assembly has separate constitutional authority to cancel the registration of any person incarcerated following conviction, for the duration of incarceration.
Civil
Spangler v. Bechtel, No. 49S05-1012-CV-70, ___ N.E.2d ___ (Ind., Dec. 13, 2011).
“[P]arents’ separate actions seeking damages for emotional distress from experiencing the
stillbirth of their child are not barred by the Indiana Child Wrongful Death Act or the Indiana
Medical Malpractice Act.”
Ishiii v. Young, No. 49A02-1103-PL-31, ___ N.E.2d ___ (Ind. Ct. App., Dec. 6, 2011).
A trial court lacks jurisdiction to review the actions of another court or to issue a writ of mandate or prohibition against another trial court.
Griffith v. Patrick, No. 17A03-1104-ES-190, ___ N.E.2d ___ (Ind. Ct. App., Dec. 7, 2011).
Even though a wife had filed for divorce from her husband at the time she died, the husband is still allowed to petition for survivor’s allowance pursuant to Ind. Code § 29-1-2-14.
Norris v. Personal Finance, No. 27A04-1104-SC-183, ___ N.E.2d ___ (Ind. Ct. App., Nov. 21, 2011).
Parents of competent adults are not included in the list of persons having authority to accept service under T.R. 4.16; service is not adequate on the home of a competent adult’s parents if that adult does not live at that address.