A transfer on death deed beneficiary “takes the owner’s interest in the property at the death of the owner subject to all conveyances . . . made by the owner . . . during the owner’s lifetime.” If the property owner quitclaims property interest prior to death, then there is no interest in the property to transfer upon death via the transfer on death deed.
Civil
Civil Commitment of T.W. v. St. Vincent Hospital & Health Care Center, No. 19S-MH-264, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind., April 30, 2019).
Commissioner lacked authority to enter the commitment orders; the judge must review and sign each order.
Cavanaugh’s Sports Bar & Eatery, Ltd. v. Porterfield, No. 18A-CT-1814, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind. Ct. App., April 30, 2019).
Bar failed to establish as a matter of law that it did not owe patron a duty to protect him from criminal activity in its parking lot; the altercation occurred immediately after the Saturday night/Sunday morning crowd had been herded out of the bar at closing time and the bar had a history of reported incidents that gave it reason to contemplate further such incidents in its own parking lot.
Dunham’s Athleisure Corp. v. Shepherd, No. 18A-PL-2892, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind. Ct. App., May 1, 2019).
Trial court improperly denied summary judgment to firearm seller because the seller is immune from liability under Ind. Code 34-12-3-3.
Freeman v. Thompson, No. 18A-SC-2718, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind. Ct. App., May 6, 2019).
Magistrate is entitled to absolute judicial immunity for her report, even if erroneously made, of attorney’s alleged possession of a firearm inside the courthouse.