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.
Appeals
Baca v. State, No. 18A-CR-2756, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind. Ct. App., April 30, 2019).
A trial court’s grant of a directed verdict for the defendant under Trial Rule 50 acts as an acquittal on that count and bars the State from amending the charge and a retrial.
Howard v. State, No. 18A-CR-1830, __ N.E.3d __ (Ind. Ct. App., April 30, 2019).
The trial court abused its discretion when it permitted the State to amend the information two business days before the start of the trial as it did not give defendant a reasonable opportunity to prepare for and defend against the new counts.
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.