Landlord was not an “owner” of her tenants’ dogs for purposes of establishing liability under Indiana’s Liability for Dog Bites Statute
Civil
Decker v. Star Financial Group, Inc., No. 22S-PL-305, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind., March 21, 2023).
Bank could not add an arbitration addendum to terms and conditions of the bank account because the phrase, “any term of this agreement” only allowed modification existing terms, not adding a new term.
Ivankovic v. Ivankovic, No. 22A-DC-2933, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind. Ct. App., March 15, 2023).
There is no visitation for pets; trial court should not have included in dissolution decree a provision which allows the family dog to travel back and forth between the parties’ households during parenting time.
WEOC, Inc v. Neibauer, No. 22A-CT-1869, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind. Ct. App., March 15, 2023)
Common law claim for negligent furnishing of alcoholic beverages is a claim upon which relief can be granted.
US Automatic Sprinkler Corp. v. Erie Ins. Exchange, No. 22S-CT-264, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind., March 6, 2023).
The absence of contractual privity between the contractor and other commercial tenants precludes them from recovery because the contractor’s allegedly negligent work posed a risk to only property and the commercial tenants suffered only property damage.