The claim preclusion branch of res judicata applies to CHINS proceedings; if the State wishes to refile after a CHINS petition is dismissed, it must show that the new CHINS petition contains allegations of material fact that could not have been included in the dismissed action.
Morrison v. Vasquez, No. 19S-CT-382, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind., June 27, 2019).
A domestic organization’s actual principal office and not the location of its registered agent is the appropriate preferred venue.
Horner v. Curry, No. 18S-PL-333, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind., June 27, 2019).
It is constitutional that the legislature has directed that funds collected under the Indiana’s Civil Forfeiture Statute reimburse law enforcement costs before the transfer of proceeds from seized property to the Common School Fund.
Estate of Benefiel v. Wright Hardware Co., Inc., No. 18A-CT-2527, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind. Ct. App., June 27, 2019).
Trial court abused its discretion in permitting an expert witness to read verbatim into evidence an opinion set forth in an email to the expert witness because it merely served as an improper vehicle to present the otherwise inadmissible hearsay evidence.
Keith v. State, No. 18A-CR-1961, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind. Ct. App., June 20, 2019).
An injury to the mind does not qualify as a bodily injury and may not be used to convict on a Level 1 felony burglary of a dwelling resulting in serious bodily injury.