A claimant in an action brought under Indiana’s civil forfeiture statute has a constitutional right to trial by jury.
Land v. IU Credit Union, No. 23S-CP-115, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind., Oct. 24, 2023).
The bank provided its customer with reasonable notice of its offer to amend its bank account terms, but the customer’s silence and inaction did not amount to acceptance of the amended terms.
Wohlt v. Wohlt, No. 22A-DR-2685, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind. Ct. App., Oct. 27, 2023).
In a divorce, a large asset that had been forgotten by both parties at the time of signing the property settlement agreement was not subject to later division by the court because the asset was included under “assets of the business.”
Cassity v. State, No. 23A-CR-209, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind. Ct. App., Oct. 30, 2023).
A law enforcement officer initiating a traffic stop must be wearing a distinctive uniform and a badge of authority. A distinctive uniform is the specific design, color, and patches officially adopted by the governmental authority employing the police officer so as to inform the public that the person stopping them is, in fact, a police officer employed by that respective department.
City of Carmel v. Barham Investments, LLC, No. 22A-PL-2399, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind. Ct. App., Oct. 30, 2023).
The taking of real property by eminent domain extinguishes any easements burdening the property.