CHAMNESS v. CARTER

No. 34A02-9010-CV-587.

575 N.E.2d 317 (1991)

Dennis CHAMNESS, Appellant-Plaintiff, v. Samuel CARTER, John Carter and Joyce Manton, Appellees-Defendants.

Court of Appeals of Indiana, Fifth District.

July 23, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Daniel J. Harrigan, Bayliff Harrigan Cord & Maugans, P.C., Kokomo, for appellant-plaintiff.

Jeffrey M. Miller, Noel & Noel, Kokomo, for appellees-defendants.


BARTEAU, Judge.

The only issue presented for our review is whether a divorced non-custodial parent has standing to bring an action for the wrongful death of a minor child under Ind. Code 34-1-1-8. We hold that I.C. 34-1-1-8 confers standing upon a non-custodial parent and therefore reverse the trial court's grant of summary judgment in favor of appellee.

FACTS

Denise F. Chamness was the child of appellant Dennis Chamness and Joyce Manton. Her parents...

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