ORR v. TURCO MFG. CO., INC.

No. 29S04-8708-CV-769.

512 N.E.2d 151 (1987)

Paula K. ORR, Guardian of the Estate of Nicolette Leeann Orr, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. TURCO MANUFACTURING COMPANY, Inc., Defendant-Appellee.

Supreme Court of Indiana.

August 25, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John Muller, James C. Holland, Mendelson, Kennedy, Miller, Muller & Hall, Indianapolis, for plaintiff-appellant.

Peter G. Tamulonis, Kightlinger Young Gray & De Trude, Indianapolis, for defendant-appellee.


ON CIVIL PETITION TO TRANSFER

DICKSON, Justice.

With this case we must address and balance the relationship between two countervailing considerations; a) the need to discourage abuse of appellate review which wastes limited judicial resources, and b) the chilling effect of sanctions upon legitimate and desirable appellate advocacy.

Appellant Paula K. Orr (Orr) originally filed a products liability suit on behalf of her minor daughter, seeking damages...

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