Holds that an urban or residential landowner has a duty of reasonable care to prevent an unreasonable risk of harm to neighbors arising from the condition of trees on the landowner’s property.
H.S. v. K.M.C., No. 62A01-0910-CV-493, __ N.E.2d __ (Ind. Ct. App., Mar. 11, 2010)
When there had never been any custody determination made, the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction Act did not apply to mother’s Indiana petition to get child born out of wedlock back from father who had taken the child to another state.
King v. State, No. 49S04-0911-CR-507, __ N.E.2d __ (Ind., Mar. 2, 2010)
Holds that the crime of attempted dissemination of matter harmful to minors can be committed when the harmful matter is sent to a police officer posing as a minor.
Washington v. State, No. 49A02-0907-CR-649, __ N.E.2d __ (Ind. Ct. App., Mar. 4, 2010)
Warrantless search of vehicle during infraction stop to find a handgun which driver admitted he had and for which he possessed a valid permit violated the Fourth Amendment when the officer lacked an articulable basis of concern for officer safety.
Ault v. Brewer, No. 36A04-0907-CV-407, __ N.E.2d __ (Ind. Ct. App., Mar. 2, 2010)
Guardian’s closure of payable on death accounts to consolidate ward’s finances into a single account was not prohibited estate planning.