15 results for 'judge:"Kenworthy"'.
J. Kenworthy finds that the trial court improperly ruled in claims seeking access to public records because Indiana law allows the office of the inspector general to issue advisory opinions if requested, and those opinions are confidential. Thus, the attorney general was within his right to deny access to an opinion he had requested from the inspector general's office. Reversed.
Court: Indiana Court Of Appeals, Judge: Kenworthy, Filed On: April 29, 2024, Case #: 23A-PL-705, Categories: Public Record
J. Kenworthy finds that the lower court properly convicted defendant of two counts of Level 6 felony neglect of a dependent. Defendant “rode her bicycle near a busy intersection as her two-month-old infants lay unrestrained, visibly sunburnt, and mostly unclothed,” in a milk crate she had attached to the bike with bungee cords. Affirmed.
Court: Indiana Court Of Appeals, Judge: Kenworthy, Filed On: April 8, 2024, Case #: 23A-CR-1583, Categories: Negligence
J. Kenworthy finds that the trial court properly ruled that a wife should maintain possession of a pre-embyro in this divorce action. The parties created and froze pre-embryos, one of which they used to have a child, but their agreement did not state who should retain possession of frozen pre-embryos in case of divorce. The court properly weighed all factors in awarding the wife possession. Affirmed.
Court: Indiana Court Of Appeals, Judge: Kenworthy, Filed On: January 26, 2024, Case #: 23A-DC-129, Categories: Family Law, Contract
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J. Kenworthy finds that the trial court properly ruled in quiet title claims because evidence indicates that the eldest son of a 92-year-old property owner who suffers dementia threatened to stop caring for her if she failed to sign the deed to her house over to him, as the property owner actually wished to split the estate equally among her children.
Court: Indiana Court Of Appeals, Judge: Kenworthy, Filed On: October 30, 2023, Case #: 22A-PL-2522, Categories: Property, Fiduciary Duty
J. Kenworthy finds that defendant was properly convicted of murder and attempted murder because evidence indicates defendant participated in the murder and shooting of two individuals, and the admission of text message evidence did not render the trial unfair. Affirmed.
Court: Indiana Court Of Appeals, Judge: Kenworthy, Filed On: October 23, 2023, Case #: 22A-CR-2679, Categories: Evidence, Murder
J. Kenworthy finds that the trial court properly ruled in a dispute over a property easement. The evidence showed that the property owners were entitled to only a partial specific judgment on their claims, namely that they are allowed use of the easement to access their property. Affirmed.
Court: Indiana Court Of Appeals, Judge: Kenworthy, Filed On: July 31, 2023, Case #: 22A-PL-1258, Categories: Civil Procedure, Property
J. Kenworthy finds that the trial court properly found a child in need of government intervention based on a report of child abuse because evidence indicates the parents abused drugs and that the child was in danger. Affirmed.
Court: Indiana Court Of Appeals, Judge: Kenworthy, Filed On: June 30, 2023, Case #: 22A-JC-2836, Categories: Family Law
J. Kenworthy finds that the trial court improperly ruled in contract claims brought after a rental company failed to offer a refund when plaintiff canceled a trip to Florida due to travel restrictions imposed at the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic because plaintiff had the right to rescind the contract in light of the fact that governmental executive orders prevented travel. Reversed.
Court: Indiana Court Of Appeals, Judge: Kenworthy, Filed On: May 10, 2023, Case #: 22A-SC-1103, Categories: Property, Covid-19, Contract