Legal Opinion

Sees v. Bank One, Indiana, N.A.

Indiana Supreme Court

Decided December 20, 2005No. 35S02-0406-CV-277Published

1Opinion of the Court

839 N.E.2d 154 (2005)

John Thomas SEES, Appellant (Petitioner below),

v.

BANK ONE, INDIANA, N.A., Appellee (Respondent below).

No. 35S02-0406-CV-277.

Supreme Court of Indiana.

December 20, 2005.

John Thomas Sees, Attorney at Law, Huntington, pro se.

Martin E. Seifert, Lori W. Jansen, Haller & Colvin, P.C., Fort Wayne, for Appellee.

RUCKER, Justice.

The question presented is whether a statute that prohibits a debtor from "bring[ing] an action upon a credit agreement" unless it is in writing applies also to a debtor's assertion of an affirmative defense. We conclude it does not.

Facts and Procedural…

Also in this document: Concurring in part, dissenting in part · Shepard; Concurring in part, dissenting in part · Shepard; Concurring in part, dissenting in part · Boehm; Concurrence.

2Cases cited40 opinions

  1. Scott v. Bodor, Inc.Indiana Court of Appeals · 1991
  2. Amoco Production Co. v. LairdIndiana Supreme Court · 1993
  3. Catt v. Board of Com'rs of Knox CountyIndiana Supreme Court · 2002
  4. Rheem Manufacturing Co. v. Phelps Heating & Air Conditioning, Inc.Indiana Supreme Court · 2001
  5. Sees v. Bank One, Indiana, N.A.Indiana Supreme Court · 2005

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