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ESTATE OF SEARS EX REL. SEARS v. GRIFFIN

No. 71S05-0207-CV-402.

771 N.E.2d 1136 (2002)

The ESTATE OF Evan SEARS by and through his administratrix, Marci SEARS and Elizabeth Sears by and through her next best friend, Marci Sears, Appellant (Plaintiff), v. Patricia GRIFFIN, Appellee (Defendant).

Supreme Court of Indiana.

July 24, 2002.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael D. Cortson, Mishawaka, IN, Attorney for Appellants.

Robert J. Palmer, Brad Varner, May, Oberfell & Lorber, South Bend, IN, Attorneys for Appellee.

SHEPARD, Chief Justice.

Motorist Patricia Griffin struck and killed eighteen-year-old Evan Sears as he was doing road work for the City of South Bend. Griffin entered into a settlement agreement with Evan's parents for the limits of her insurance in return for a release from further liability. Evan's mother Marci then sued Griffin as administratrix of Evan's estate and as next friend of her daughter, Evan's younger sister. This effort to obtain further damages notwithstanding...

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