46th Circuit Trial Court v. Crawford County

I concur with the results reached in parts III, IV, V, VI, VIII, and IX of the majority opinion. I respectfully dissent from parts II (addressing contract claims) and VII (addressing the imposition of sanctions) of the majority opinion. In short, I disagree with the majority’s conclusion that a valid contract existed between the Counties and the Trial Court. The Counties were under a preexisting duty to appropriate reasonable funds necessary for the Trial Court to carry out its constitutionally mandated duties. Thus, the promise to fund the Trial Court cannot constitute adequate consideration…