Legal Opinion
SCI Propane, LLC v. Frederick
Indiana Supreme Court
Decided August 27, 2015No. 55S04-1508-PL-501PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
On Petition to Transfer from the Indiana Court of Appeals, No. 55A04-1211-PL-586 ■
MASSA, Justice.
We are asked to resolve a matter of first impression with respect to Indiana’s fifty-year-old General Wrongful Death Statute; specifically, whether attorneys’ fees are recoverable as a form of damages when the decedent is survived by a spouse and/or dependents. Finding that they are not, we reverse the attorneys’ fee award.
Facts and Procedural History
The relevant facts are undisputed. SCI' Propane LLC, South Central. Indiana Rural Electric Membership Corporation and RushShelby Energy Rural…
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