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The Board of Commissioners of Union County, Indiana v. Joe McGuinness, in his official capacity as Commissioner of the Indiana Department of Transportation and the Indiana Department of Transportation
81S01-1708-PL-529
Civil plenary. Affirms the Union Circuit Court’s dismissal of the Board of Commissioners of Union County’s complaint for declaratory judgment and an injunction against the commissioner of the Indiana Department of Transportation and the department itself. Finds Union County did not have standing to sue INDOT for injury done to its residents.
Indiana Court of Appeals
Crystal Jones v. Jerry Wilson d/b/a Hoosier Pro Wrestling
03A04-1701-PL-233
Civil plenary. Affirms the grant of summary judgment in favor of Jerry Wilson, d/b/a Hoosier Pro Wrestling. Finds the harm inflicted on Crystal Jones was not normally to be expected and, thus, not foreseeable, so Wilson did not owe a duty to her.
In the Matter of J.L., A Child in Need of Services, L.H., Mother v. Indiana Department of Child Services (mem. dec.)
45A04-1702-JC-313
Juvenile CHINS. Affirms the adjudication of L.H.’s child, J.L., as a child in need of services. Finds the juvenile court did not abuse its discretion when it denied L.H.’s motion to continue. Also finds sufficient evidence support the juvenile court’s determination that J.L. was a CHINS.
Zaccheus Ryan Ward v. State of Indiana (mem. dec.)
79A05-1702-CR-371
Criminal. Affirms Zaccheus Ryan Ward’s sentence to an aggregate of eight years, with one year suspended to probation and seven years executed in the Department of Correction, including two years with Tippecanoe County Community Corrections, for his convictions of Level 5 felony intimidation and Class B misdemeanor battery and being a habitual offender. Finds Ward’s sentence is not inappropriate in light of the nature of the offense and his character.
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