Legal Opinion

Principal Life Insurance Co. v. Needler

Indiana Court of Appeals

Decided October 25, 2004No. 71A03-0404-CV-169PublishedCited by 17 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

BARNES, Judge.

Case Summary

Principal Life Insurance Company ("Principal") appeals the denial of its motion to correct error, which sought to set aside the trial court's grant of plaintiff Dwight Needler's motion to dismiss his motion to adjudicate a lien held by Principal. We affirm.

Issue

The sole restated issue is whether the trial court abused its discretion in granting Needler's motion to voluntarily dismiss pursuant to Indiana Trial Rule 41(A)@Q) and in denying Principal's motion to correct error.

Facts

On May 30, 2000, Fabias Shipman stabbed and robbed Needler immediately after…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Department of Public Welfare, State v. CouchIndiana Supreme Court · 1992
  2. Belkow v. Celotex Corp.District Court, N.D. Illinois · 1989
  3. Allstate Insurance Co. v. SmithIndiana Court of Appeals · 1995
  4. Levin & Sons, Inc. v. MathysIndiana Court of Appeals · 1980
  5. Cloyd v. PasternakIndiana Court of Appeals · 2003

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3Cited by17 opinions

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  3. Hlinko v. MarlowIndiana Court of Appeals · 2007
  4. Finke v. Northern Indiana Public Service Co.Indiana Court of Appeals · 2007
  5. Marshall v. Erie Insurance ExchangeIndiana Court of Appeals · 2010

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