Campbell v. Criterion Group

SHEPARD, Chief Justice.

We accept transfer in this case to consider important questions about the authority of Indiana courts to permit pauper appeals in civil cases and the method by which such appeals may be brought.

Procedural History and Facts

A number of named and unnamed plaintiffs instituted an action for damages against Criterion Construction, Criterion Group and El Dee Apartments. The original complaint alleged that plaintiffs’ personal property had suffered damage by reason of negligence and conversion on the part of some or all of the defendants. A complex of motions, hearings and…