Sept. 4, 2026

Indiana Court of Appeals
Tri-State Painting Co. Inc. v. Oak Ridge Foam & Coating Systems Inc., Evansville Vanderburgh School Building Corporation, ARC Construction Co., and River Town Construction LLC
No. 25A-PL-2410

Appeal from the Vanderburgh Superior Court, Judge Jillian N. Kratochvil. Tri-State Painting Co., Inc. appealed the grant of judgment on the pleadings in favor of River Town Construction, LLC and ARC Construction Co., Inc., which ruled that Tri-State breached its subcontracts and was required to indemnify and defend the contractors against claims by others. The court reversed the trial court’s decision, finding that genuine issues of material fact existed regarding the contractors’ claims, including whether Tri-State’s actions constituted a material breach, and the adequacy of the products supplied. Judge Kenworthy authored the opinion. Judges Weissmann and DeBoer concurred. Appellant’s attorneys: Andrew E. Skinner and Danny E. Glass, Fine & Hatfield, Evansville. Attorneys for appellees ARC Construction Co., Inc. and River Town Construction, LLC: A.J. Manion and Theresa Williams, Manion Stigger LLP, Evansville. Attorneys for appellee Oak Ridge Foam & Coating Systems Inc.: James D. Johnson and Chandler A. Lacy, Jackson Kelly PLLC, Evansville. Attorneys for appellee Evansville Vanderburgh School Corporation: Patrick A. Shoulders and Robert L. Burkart, Ziemer Stayman Weitzel & Shoulders LLP, Evansville.

Indiana Court of Appeals
Ivy Sisson v. State of Indiana
No. 25A-CR-3174

Appeal from the Marion Superior Court, Judge Angela Dow Davis. Ivy Sisson was charged with multiple felonies after violently abducting his estranged wife, Kristina Hannah. A jury convicted him on all counts, resulting in a 31-year sentence. On appeal, Sisson argued that evidence obtained from a warrantless search of his girlfriend’s condo was improperly admitted and that several convictions constituted double jeopardy. The court affirmed the admission of the evidence, finding valid consent was given for the search, but agreed that Sisson faced substantive double jeopardy with multiple convictions for the same criminal acts. Consequently, the court upheld the conviction for Level 3 felony kidnapping and the Level 5 felony domestic battery but vacated Sisson’s other convictions and corresponding sentences. Judge DeBoer authored the opinion, with Judge Mathias concurring in part and in result, and Judge Kenworthy also concurring. Appellant’s attorneys: Talisha Griffin and Casey Farrington, Marion County Public Defender Agency, Indianapolis. Appellee’s attorney: Office of the Indiana Attorney General.

The following opinion was issued on Sept. 3 after The Indiana Lawyer’s deadline.

Indiana Tax Court
Convention Headquarters Hotels LLC v. Marion County Assessor
No. 19T-TA-00021

Order on Petitioner’s Motion for Leave to Amend Petition for Judicial Review. The court partially grants and partially denies Convention Headquarters Hotels, LLC’s motion to amend its petition for judicial review. The court allows amendments to the pending valuation count, confined to the market value-in-use of CHH’s property, and makes revisions to background allegations. However, it denies the addition of new counts alleging violations of uniformity and equalization due to undue delay and potential prejudice to the Assessor. Judge McAdam authored the opinion. There are no noted concurrences or dissents. Petitioner’s attorneys: Benjamin A. Blair, Brian J. Paul and David A. Suess, Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP, Indianapolis. Respondent’s attoneys: Jessica R. Gastineau, Office of Corporation Counsel, Indianapolis; Raymond J. Biederman, Sean P. Burke, Hamish S. Cohen and Jeffrey N. Furminger, Mattingly Burke Cohen & Biederman LLP, Indianapolis.

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