Summary judgment was appropriate for plaintiffs’ claims for breach of contract, promissory estoppel, negligence, and fraud against their insurance agency because plaintiffs did not review their easy-to-read, unambiguous insurance renewal certificates.
Young v. State, No. 22S-CR-306, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind., Dec. 13, 2022).
Evidence of guilt reviewed on appeal need not overcome every reasonable hypothesis of innocence to pass muster. It is sufficient that a reasonable jury could have inferred that the defendant committed the crimes charged; the weighing of all the evidence and resolution of conflicts is left to the jury
N.H. v. State, No. 22A-XP-1026, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind. Ct. App., Dec. 13, 2022).
The trial court erred by striking some of the language included in the expungement statute (Ind. Code s 35-38-9-10(c)) from its order granting expungement; the language should either by left in its entirety or left out in its entirety.
Teising v. State, No. 22A-CR-548, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind. Ct. App., Dec. 15, 2022).
The residency statutes illustrate that a person does not change residency by the mere fact of being physically present in another location; rather, the person must have intent to reside in the new location.
In re Civil Commitment of B.N., No. 22S-MH-408, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind., Dec. 16, 2022).
When a party objects to a hearing being held remotely, good cause for proceeding remotely over the objection requires particularized and specific factual support. Mere mention of “the COVID-19 pandemic” was insufficient.