Default judgment was not void for lack of personal jurisdiction because the complaint was missing the affidavit of debt; trial court properly issued a notice to the parties allowing plaintiff to submit an affidavit of debt without amending the complaint.
Civil
Kenworth of Indianapolis, Inc. v. Seventy-Seven Ltd., No. 19S-PL-37, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind., Nov. 12, 2019).
“Under the equitable estoppel doctrine, a party’s conduct—even relating to the repair of goods—may toll a contractually agreed-upon limitations period when that conduct is of a sufficient affirmative character to prevent inquiry, elude investigation, or mislead the other party into inaction.”
Hernandez-Velazquez v. Hernandez, No. 18A-DR-3109, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind. Ct. App., Nov. 14, 2019).
Trial court properly set aside property conveyances under the Uniform Fraudulent Transfer Act to effectuate the division of marital assets during a divorce.
State v. Timbs, No. 27S04-1702-MI-70, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind., Oct. 28, 2019).
The Eighth Amendment’s protection against excessive fines places not only an instrumentality limit on use-based in rem fines, but also a proportionality one. Based on the totality of the circumstances, if the punitive value of the forfeiture is grossly disproportional to the gravity of the underlying offenses and the owner’s culpability for the property’s criminal use, the fine is unconstitutionally excessive.
In re Ma.H., No. 19S-JT-323, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind., Oct. 31, 2019).
Trial court did not violate father’s Fifth Amendment privilege against self-incrimination by requiring father to select and complete a course of sex-offender treatment as part of civil child welfare proceedings.