WILSON v. REDINBO

No. 79S04-8802-CV-260.

519 N.E.2d 568 (1988)

Douglas P. WILSON, Administrator of the Estate of Linda S. Wilson, Appellant (Plaintiff below), v. Richard REDINBO and Jimmie L. Logsdon, Appellees (Defendants below).

Supreme Court of Indiana.

February 25, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael J. Stapleton, Ball, Eggleston, Bumbleburg & McBride, Lafayette, for appellant.

Bruce L. McSpadden, Maurice E. McClung, Stuart & Branigin, Lafayette, for appellees.


SHEPARD, Chief Justice.

The question on transfer is whether children who received minimal support from a deceased parent are "dependent children" within Indiana's wrongful death statute, Ind. Code § 34-1-1-2 (Burns 1986 Repl.).

Linda and Douglas Wilson married in 1971. They had two children, a daughter and a son. During a 1976 dissolution, the court awarded Douglas custody of the children and ordered Linda to pay child support.

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