Legal Opinion
Young v. Tri-Etch, Inc.
Indiana Supreme Court
Decided June 26, 2003No. 18S02-0211-CV-616PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ON PETITION TO TRANSFER
SULLIVAN, Justice.
A liquor store employee was abducted and brutally beaten to' death by a late-night robber. The employee’s estate sued the store’s alarm service for damages. The store’s contract with the alarm service limited the time in which the store could sue the alarm company. We hold this time limit does not apply to the estate because the employee was not a party to the contract.
Background
On July 6, 1992, Tri-Etch, Inc., entered into a written contract with MLS, Inc. (the owner of Muncie Liquors), to monitor the security alarm system that Tri-Etch sold to and…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Scott & Fetzer Co. v. Montgomery Ward & Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1986
- Mitchell v. MitchellIndiana Supreme Court · 1998
- Orkin Exterminating Co., Inc. v. WaltersIndiana Court of Appeals · 1984
- Ross v. SchubertIndiana Court of Appeals · 1979
- Lovell v. Sonitrol of Chattanooga, Inc.Court of Appeals of Tennessee · 1983
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3Cited by15 opinions
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- Dutchmen Manufacturing, Inc. v. ReynoldsIndiana Supreme Court · 2006
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