Legal Opinion

Sanders v. Townsend

Indiana Court of Appeals

Decided June 29, 1987No. 2-285-A-55PublishedCited by 30 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

SHIELDS, Presiding Judge.

Charlene Sanders was injured in an automobile accident with a third party in Tipton County on December 15, 1980. Charlene and her husband, Levon, retained Earl Townsend, Jr. and Townsend, Hovde, Townsend & Montross (afterwards collectively referred to as Townsend) to represent them in their claim for damages for Charlene's injuries and Levon's loss of consortium. After suit was filed Townsend negotiated, and the Sanders accepted, a $8,000 settlement from the third party's insurance company. The Sanders subsequently sued Townsend claiming they were coerced into an…

2Cases cited26 opinions

  1. Anderson v. AndersonIndiana Court of Appeals · 1979
  2. Rice v. PerlSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1982
  3. Teegarden v. LewisIndiana Supreme Court · 1895
  4. Rochester Bridge Co. v. McNeillIndiana Supreme Court · 1919
  5. Coffey v. WiningerIndiana Court of Appeals · 1973

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3Cited by30 opinions

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  3. Medtech Corp. v. Indiana Insurance Co.Indiana Court of Appeals · 1990
  4. Hermann v. YaterIndiana Court of Appeals · 1994
  5. Pugh's IGA, Inc. v. Super Food Services, Inc.Indiana Court of Appeals · 1988

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