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Indiana Court of Appeals
Brent Thomas Wills v. State of Indiana
24A-CR-1453
Criminal. Affirms Brent Wills’ convictions in Tippecanoe Superior Court  of two counts of operating while intoxicated causing death as Level 4 felonies and one count of operating while intoxicated causing serious bodily injury as a Level 5 felony. Also affirms Wills’ 28- year aggregate sentence. Finds that the trial court did not abuse its discretion and that Wills’ sentence is not inappropriate. Also finds that no compelling evidence exists justifying a revision of Wills’ sentence. Senior Judge John Baker dissents with separate opinion. Attorneys for appellant: James Voyles, Tyler Helmond. Attorneys for appellee: Attorney General Todd Rokita, John Oosterhoff.

Indiana Court of Appeals
Pioneer Oil Company, Inc. v. ECC Bethany, Inc., et al.
24A-PL-2878
Civil plenary. Affirms the Vanderburgh Superior Court’s dismissal of Pioneer Oil Company’s lawsuit suit against GCC and ECC seeking damages and a permanent injunction based on claims of trespass, conversion, and civil conspiracy. Finds Pioneer does not have an exclusive right to the underground gas flowing between the two parcels and thus its conversion claim must fail. Also finds the defendants’ operations accessing the slope on the GCC Leasehold Parcel do not constitute a trespass. Attorneys for appellant: Andrew Hull, Michael Limrick, Christopher Wagner. Attorneys for appellees: Christopher Schaefer, Kristen Hahn.

Indiana Court of Appeals
Ricky D. Greene v. Jeffrey Greene, as Co-Trustee of the Trusts Created Under Agreement by the Settlors Wilma Greene and Vyrell Greene
25A-TR-1141
Trust. Affirms the Ripley Circuit Court’s removal of Ricky Greene as a co-trustee of the trust, conclusion that Ricky and Jeffrey Greene should be responsible for their respective attorney’s fees, the court’s conclusion that the farm could not be liquidated pursuant to the provisions of the trust, and finding that operation of the Indiana Prudent Investor Rule did not permit a sale of the farm. Finds any general language regarding trustee discretion and asset management must be read as operating within the specific limitation that the farm must remain trust property until the trust’s dissolution. Attorney for appellant: H. Curtis Johnson. Attorney for appellee: William Jenner.