Legal Opinion
Sears v. Blubaugh
Indiana Court of Appeals
Decided May 18, 1993No. 29A05-9301-CV-3PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BARTEAU, Judge.
This small claims action was initiated by John Blubaugh, who sued Sears in Hamilton County Small Claims Court for $2,195.45 in damages allegedly caused by defective tires he purchased from Sears. The summons with which Sears was served contained the following sentence:
You are not required to have any attorney in small claims court, but you may be represented by one if you wish.
(R. 7). Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., the manufacturer of the tires purchased by Blubaugh, conditionally accepted defense of the case.
At trial on Blubaugh's claim held September 14, 1992, Sears was…
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