Akers v. Sebren

RILEY, Judge.

STATEMENT OF THE CASE

The Plaintiff-Appellee, Lorena Sebren (Se-bren) filed a complaint for damages suffered in an automobile accident while she was a passenger in a car driven by Defendant, Appellant, Thelma M. Akers (Akers), her half sister.1 Since negligence is the sole alleged basis for liability, Akers filed a motion for summary judgment contending that "sister" in the Indiana Guest Act 2 includes half sisters. Following the trial court's denial of the motion for summary judgment, appellant petitioned this court to take an interlocutory appeal, which appeal was accepted.

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