Trial court abused its discretion in denying for-cause challenge to juror who indicated that he would be unable to sit on a jury asked to determine damages for non-economic loss, which plaintiff was seeking.
Civil
In re J.C., No. 19A-JT-350, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind. Ct. App., Sept. 24, 2019).
Trial court did not err by denying Mother’s motion to dismiss the petition to terminate her parental rights because the evidentiary hearings were not completed within the statutory 180-day time frame when Mother affirmatively waived the time frame.
Feather Trace Homeowners Assoc., Inc. v. Luster, No. 19A-SC-300, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind. Ct. App., Sept. 24, 2019).
Abrogation of homeowners’ association dues and assessments is not the appropriate remedy for an owner’s dissatisfaction with the way the HOA is performing or the conditions or quality of the neighborhood and its amenities.
In re K.R., No. 19A-JT-487, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind. Ct. App., Sept. 26, 2019).
Parents’ drug test results were admissible pursuant to the records of regularly conducted activity exception to the hearsay rule.
Rainbow Realty Group, Inc. v. Carter, No. 19S-CC-38, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind., Sept. 13, 2019).
“Rent-to-buy” agreement was not a land-sale contract, but a rental agreement subject to Indiana’s residential landlord-tenant statutes.