Legal Opinion

F. John Rogers, as Personal Representative of Paul Michalik, and R. David Boyer, Trustee of the Bankruptcy Estate of Jerry Lee Chambers v. Angela Martin and Brian Paul Brothers

Indiana Supreme Court

Decided October 26, 2016No. 02S05-1603-CT-114PublishedCited by 95 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

RUSH, Chief Justice.

Angela Martin and Brian Brothers co-hosted a house party., As it wound down, Brothers and two guests—Jerry Chambers and Paul Michalik—got into a fist fight. Afterwards, Martin found Jerry-Chambers bleeding from his face and Paul Miehalik lying motionless on her basement floor. Miehalik died shortly thereafter.

Chambers’s bankruptcy trustee and Mi-chalik’s estate sued Martin, claiming, in part, that she negligently caused Micha-lik’s injuries and that she furnished alcohol in violation of Indiana’s Dram Shop Act. Martin filed a motion for summary judgment, which the trial…

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