Legal Opinion
Cody Dallas v. Brandon Cessna
Indiana Court of Appeals
Decided May 25, 2012No. 80A02-1110-CT-925PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
RILEY, Judge.
STATEMENT OF THE CASE
Appellant-Defendant, Cody Dallas (Dallas), appeals the trial court’s judgment finding Dallas jointly and severally liable to the Appellee-Plaintiff, Brandon Cessna (Cessna), for damages following intentional acts of battery.
We affirm.
ISSUES
Dallas raises two issues on appeal, which we restate as:(1) Whether the trial court erred when it imposed joint and several liability for an intentional tort that originated in a crime; and(2) Whether Dallas’ intentional touching of Cessna was a proximate cause of Cessna’s injuries.
FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY
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