Hope Lutheran Church v. Chellew
Indiana Court of Appeals
1Opinion of the Court
RATLIFF, Judge.
STATEMENT OF THE CASE
In a class action 1 brought by the named plaintiff, Edward M. Chellew, and 65 other individuals against Hope Lutheran Church and 18 other Lutheran Churches,2 a Boone Superior Court jury awarded the plaintiffs $319,471.45 in damages. The churches now appeal.
We reverse.
FACTS
In 1972, Harold Ott, a retired Lutheran minister, approached the Federation of Lutheran Churches of Indianapolis 3 with a proposal that a retirement home for elderly Lutherans be established in the Indianapolis area. Interested in Ott's proposal, the Federation appointed an ad hoc…
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- Stuteville v. DowningIndiana Court of Appeals · 1979
- Burger Man, Inc. v. Jordan Paper Products, Inc.Indiana Court of Appeals · 1976
- Kokomo Veterans, Inc. v. SchickIndiana Court of Appeals · 1982
- Purcell v. SummersCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1944
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- prod.liab.rep. (Cch) P 14,453 Cristobal Leon and Maria Leon v. Caterpillar Industrial, IncorporatedCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1995
- Swanson v. Wabash CollegeIndiana Court of Appeals · 1987
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