Summary judgment should have been denied when the facts were without dispute, but the inferences that could be made from and conclusions that could be based on those facts can be disputed.
Civil
N.E. v. L.W., No. 18A-PO-2514, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind. Ct. App., June 14, 2019).
The trial court erred in denying petition for a protection order on grounds that a no-contact order was in place.
Flat Rock River Lodge v. Stout, No. 18A-CC-1919., __ N.E.3d __ (Ind. Ct. App., June 14, 2019).
Interest held in a joint tenancy with right of survivorship is not exempt from execution on a judgment lien.
In re Unsupervised Estate of Orlando C. Lewis, Jr., No. 18S-EU-507, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind., June 3, 2019).
Trial court properly exercised its discretion to reconsider its initial appointment of the special administrator of an estate. Though not required by statute or trial rule, courts should nevertheless give notice and hold a hearing before appointing a special administrator or rescinding such an appointment.
O’Bryant v. Adams, No. 18S-PL-584, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind., June 4, 2019).
A valid forum-selection clause, in which the parties agree by contract to litigate their disputes in a specific forum, does not deprive a trial court of personal jurisdiction over parties that would otherwise be subject to the court’s jurisdiction.