Legal Opinion

Lowe v. Johnson

Indiana Court of Appeals

Decided October 24, 1984No. 2-384A73PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

SHIELDS, Judge.

Paul E. Lowe (Trustee) appeals the trial court's grant of Charmaine Johnson's motion to transfer venue from Hamilton County to Lake County, We consider the following issues in this interlocutory appeal:

1) whether, under Ind.Rules of Procedure, Trial Rule 75(A), preferred venue for this proceeding lies in Hamilton County, and

2) whether either the doctrine of forum mon conveniens or Ind.Rules of Procedure, Trial Rule 4.4(C) applies to intrastate transfers of venue.

We reverse, because preferred venue lies in both Hamilton and Lake Counties and TR. 75(A) allows for transfer only if…

Also in this document: Concurrence.

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Board of Com'rs of Cass County v. NevittIndiana Court of Appeals · 1983
  2. Grove v. ThomasIndiana Court of Appeals · 1983
  3. Killearn Properties, Inc. v. LambrightIndiana Court of Appeals · 1978
  4. First Portland National Bank v. RodriqueSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1961
  5. Messner v. DemotteIndiana Court of Appeals · 1948

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Freemond v. SommaIndiana Court of Appeals · 1993
  2. Storey Oil Co. v. American States InsuranceIndiana Court of Appeals · 1993
  3. Matter of Trust Created Under AgreementIndiana Court of Appeals · 1984
  4. Emily Tingley v. First Financial Bank, As Trustee of Land Trust No. 428Indiana Court of Appeals · 2024

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