Legal Opinion
Andis v. Hawkins
Indiana Court of Appeals
Decided February 18, 1986No. 4-485A98PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RATLIFEF, Judge.
STATEMENT OF THE CASE
John and Marie Andis (Andises) appeal the trial court's granting of summary judgment against them on their claim for punitive damages 2 on the ground that punitive damages may not be recovered in a wrongful death action. We affirm.
FACTS
Christina Andis, the Andises' minor daughter, was killed on June 26, 1984, when the Carmel High School driver's education car in which she was riding was struck by the defendant's truck. Andises filed this wrongful death action seeking both compensatory and punitive damages. The trial court ruled, as a matter of law, that…
2Cases cited31 opinions
- Wangen v. Ford Motor Co.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1980
- Helen L. Huff, Administratrix of the Estate of Jessee Huff, Deceased, Cross-Appellant v. White Motor Corporation, Cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1979
- Grimshaw v. Ford Motor Co.California Court of Appeal · 1981
- Chaffin v. NicosiaIndiana Supreme Court · 1974
- Ford Motor Co. v. StubblefieldCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1984
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3Cited by25 opinions
- Ecker v. Town of West HartfordSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1987
- Durham Ex Rel. Estate of Wade v. U-Haul InternationalIndiana Supreme Court · 2001
- Robert Myers and Steven R. Myers v. County of Lake, IndianaCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1994
- Rogers v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.Indiana Court of Appeals · 1990
- Southlake Limousine & Coach, Inc. v. BrockIndiana Court of Appeals · 1991
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