Indiana Civil Rights Commission v. Alder

OPINION

BAKER, Judge.

In this appeal, we examine the scope of the Indiana Civil Rights Commission’s remedial powers and revisit the issue of whether the commission can assess punitive and emotional distress damages pursuant to the Indiana Civil Rights Act. Specifically, appellants-respondents the Indiana Civil Rights Commission, Jodie L. Jackson and Larry J. Stovall appeal the trial court’s reversal, in part, of the ICRC’s order assessing $2,330 in damages against appellees-petitioners Clyde Alder and Barbara Alder, doing business as Stoney Pike Mobile Home Park (Alders), for denying Jackson…