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The Charter Oak Fire Insurance Company v. William Dougherty
24A-CT-1064
Civil tort. Affirms Henry Circuit Court Judge Bob Witham’s denial of Charter Oak Fire Insurance Company’s motion for summary judgment and the court’s grant of William Dougherty’s motion for summary judgment on his claim he was entitled to coverage under a commercial vehicle insurance policy his employer had purchased from Charter Oak. Finds Dougherty is entitled to coverage under the plain language of the policy. Attorneys for appellant: Dennis Dolan, Phillip Litchfield. Attorney for appellee: Robert Ebbs, Theresa Ebbs.
Robert Holland v. Indiana University, et al.
24A-CT-1462
Civil tort. Affirms Lake Superior Court Judge Rehana Adat-Lopez’s denial of Robert Holland’s fourth motion to set aside the 2019 dismissal of his slip and fall case. Reverses the trial court’s imposition of a $3,000 sanction against Holland and remands because the sanction amount lacked basis in the record. Finds while the record amply demonstrates Holland’s pattern of defying court orders, the trial court neither specified its grounds for imposing the sanction nor explained how it arrived at the $3,000 amount. Appellant pro se: Robert Holland. Attorney for appellee: David Beach.
In the Matter of the Unsupervised Estate of Willie M. May, Deceased Malaika Bell v. Kenyatta Carter
24A-EU-1877
Estate unsupervised. Affirms Madison Circuit Court Special Judge C. William Byer, Jr’s finding that a deed that transferred real estate to Malaika Bell, one of Willie May’s daughters, was invalid and the real estate belonged to May’s estate. Finds the trial court did not err when it concluded the Warranty Deed was invalid and ordered it to be made void. Attorney for appellant: Ana Quirk. Attorney for appellee: Zechariah Yoder.
In the Matter of W.H. (Minor Child) and V.M. (Mother) v. Indiana Department of Child Services
24A-JC-2241
Juvenile CHINS. Affirms Madison Circuit Court Judge Stephen Koester’s order adjudicating V.M.’s child, W.H. a child in need of services and the court’s dispositional order directing her to complete services related to the reasons for the CHINS adjudication. Finds the juvenile court’s findings supported its adjudication of child as a CHINS. Also finds the predispositional report did not need to be admitted into evidence at the hearing to be considered by the juvenile court. Finally, finds the mother has not demonstrated error in the dispositional order. Attorney for appellant: David Stone IV. Attorneys for appellee: Attorney General Todd Rokita, Deputy Attorney General John Oosterhoff.
J.T. v. A.H.
23A-PO-2872
Protection order. Affirms Wayne Circuit Court Judge April Drake’s grant of a protective order to J.T.’s former friends, A.H. and M.H. Finds that because the evidence supports the trial court’s findings that J.T.’s contacts with A.H. and M.H. constituted harassment and that J.T. was a credible threat to the safety of A.H. and M.H., there is sufficient evidence to support the trial court’s issuance of the protective order to A.H. and M.H. Attorney for appellant: Brian Karle. Attorney for appellee: Ronald Moore.
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