WESTMINSTER PRESBYTERIAN v. YONGHONG CHENG

No. 18A02-1210-CT-791.

992 N.E.2d 859 (2013)

WESTMINSTER PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OF MUNCIE, an Indiana Non-Profit Corporation, Appellant-Defendant, v. YONGHONG CHENG and Hongjun Niu, Husband and Wife, as parents of Matthew Cheng, deceased, Appellees-Plaintiffs.

Court of Appeals of Indiana.

August 7, 2013.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Andrew M. Sumerford , Meils Thompson Dietz & Berish, Indianapolis, IN, Attorney for Appellant.

James R. Williams , Scott E. Shockley , Matthew L. Kelsey , DeFur Voran LLP, Muncie, IN, Attorneys for Appellee.


OPINION

VAIDIK, Judge.

Case Summary

After the death of their four-month-old son while under the care of a babysitter recommended by a pastor at their church, Yonghong Cheng and Hongjun Niu ("June") (collectively, "the Chengs") brought suit against Westminster Presbyterian Church ("Westminster") for wrongful death, invasion of privacy, and intentional infliction of emotional distress. Westminster moved for summary judgment on all counts; the trial...

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