BRANHAM CORP. v. NEWLAND RESOURCES, LLC

No. 06A05-1311-CT-572.

17 N.E.3d 979 (2014)

The BRANHAM CORPORATION, Appellant-Plaintiff, v. NEWLAND RESOURCES, LLC; Samuel Sutphin; White River Funding Corp.; White River Venture Partners, L.P.; Gene Tanner; David Knall; Madeira Partners, L.P.; Mike Henderson; Brian Henderson; Tim DeBruiker; Driver Solutions, LLC; Archie Leslie; Fifth Third Bank; Ecoholdings, LLC; Dorothy Alig; Greenleaf, LLC; Royal Run Partners, L.P.; John Michael Kensill; Susan Kensill, and Ecosource, LLC, Appellees-Defendants. Thomas N. Eckerle; Thomas N. Eckerle Prof. Corp., Appellants-Defendants, v. The Branham Corporation, Appellee-Plaintiff.

Court of Appeals of Indiana.

September 23, 2014.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Donn H. Wray , Marc A. Menkveld , Katz & Korin, PC, Mickey J. Lee , McGinnis Wutscher Beiramee, LLP, Indianapolis, IN, Roger L. Burrus , Burrus & Sease, LLP, Zionsville, IN, Attorneys for Appellant the Branham Corporation.

Dina M. Cox , Neal Bowling , Lewis Wagner, LLP, Indianapolis, IN, Attorneys for Appellants Thomas N. Eckerle and Thomas N. Eckerle Prof. Corp.

Paul D. Vink , Bryan H. Babb , Bose McKinney & Evans LLP, Indianapolis, IN, Attorneys for Appellee White River.

Robert V. Clutter , Sergey G. Grechukhin , Kirtley, Taylor, Sims, Chadd & Minnette, P.C., Lebanon, IN, Attorneys for Appellee Newland Resources, LLC and Dorothy Alig.

Julia Blackwell Gelinas , Maggie L. Smith , Frost Brown Todd LLC, Indianapolis, IN, Attorneys for Fifth Third Capital Holdings, LLC.

Melissa R. Garrard , Melissa R. Garrard, Attorney at Law, P.C., Lebanon, IN, Attorney for Ecoholdings, LLC.

Thomas E. Densford , Bauer & Densford, Bloomington, IN, Attorney for John Michael Kensill and Susan Kensill.

Donn H. Wray , Marc A. Menkveld , Katz & Korin, PC, Mickey J. Lee , McGinnis Wutscher Beiramee, LLP, Indianapolis, IN, Roger L. Burrus , Burrus & Sease, LLP, Zionsville, IN, Attorneys for Appellee the Branham Corporation.


OPINION

BAILEY, Judge.

Case Summary

In 2007, The Branham Corporation (Branham) obtained a judgment against Newland Resources, LLC (Newland) and related entities for breach of contract. The judgment was uncollectible in light of 2004-2005 distributions by Newland that had depleted corporate assets available for creditors. In 2011, Branham filed proceedings supplemental and new claims for relief under the Indiana Crime Victims Relief Act, Indiana...

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