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Chesnut v. Roof

Indiana Court of Appeals

Decided May 14, 1996No. 80A05-9508-CV-337PublishedCited by 23 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

BARTEAU, Judge.

Pamela Chesnut brings this interlocutory appeal to challenge the trial court's order allowing Todd Roof to amend his answer to assert an affirmative defense naming Robert Manship as a nonparty. The dispositive issue is whether Indiana Code section 34-4-33-2, as amended effective July 1, 1995, can be applied retroactively to Chesnut's pending lawsuit against Roof.

FACTS

On January 11, 19983, Chesnut was injured in a car accident while a passenger in a car driven by her father, Robert Manship, when Manship's car collided with Roofs car. Chesnut filed suit against Roof and…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Gosnell v. Indiana Soft Water Service, Inc.Indiana Supreme Court · 1987
  2. Brane v. RothIndiana Court of Appeals · 1992
  3. Indiana State Board of Health v. Journal-Gazette Co.Indiana Court of Appeals · 1993
  4. Turner v. Town of SpeedwayIndiana Court of Appeals · 1988
  5. Indiana State Board of Health v. State Journal-Gazette Co.Indiana Supreme Court · 1993

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3Cited by23 opinions

  1. Foster v. Evergreen Healthcare, Inc.Indiana Court of Appeals · 1999
  2. Schafer v. Sellersburg Town CouncilIndiana Court of Appeals · 1999
  3. WorldCom Network Services, Inc. v. ThompsonIndiana Court of Appeals · 1998
  4. Indianapolis Athletic Club, Inc. v. Alco Standard Corp.Indiana Court of Appeals · 1999
  5. Fall v. Indiana University Board of TrusteesDistrict Court, N.D. Indiana · 1998

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