Resisting efforts of several police officers to make an arrest was a single offense, not three, of resisting law enforcement, so that there was no need for a “unanimity” instruction requiring jurors to agree that a particular officer’s efforts were resisted.
Civil
McCabe v. Commissioner, Ind. Dep’t of Ins., 49A02-0908-CV-728, ___ N.E.2d ___ (Ind. Ct. App., July 20, 2010)
Attorney fees and expenses incurred by the personal representative’s attorney are not recoverable damages under the Adult Wrongful Death Statute.
Adoption of A.M., 53A05-1002-AD-71, ___ N.E.2d ___ (Ind. Ct. App., July 21, 2010)
Trial court erred in denying Grandfather’s adoption petition, because preventing the adoption without divesting Mother’s parental rights would cause an absurd result not intended by the General Assembly.
Indiana Dept. of Ins. v. Everhart, No. 84A01-0912-CV-614, ___ N.E.2d ___ (Ind. Ct. App., July 21, 2010)
Trial court erred by awarding full damages rather than damages in proportion to the increased risk of harm resulting from medical malpractice.
Fidelity Nat'l Title Ins. Co. v. Mussman, No. 64A03-0905-CV-204, ___ N.E.2d ___ (Ind. Ct. App., July 14, 2010)
Title Company was Title Insurance Company’s agent for title insurance purposes, but not for closing and escrow purposes.