WYSOCKI v. JOHNSON

No. 45S03-1407-CT-459.

18 N.E.3d 600 (2014)

Joseph WYSOCKI and M. Carmen Wysocki, Appellants (Plaintiffs), v. Barbara A. JOHNSON and William T. Johnson, Both Individually and as Trustees of the Barbara A. Johnson Living Trust Dated 12-17-1996, Appellees (Defendants).

Supreme Court of Indiana.

October 15, 2014.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Shaun T. Olsen , OlsenCampbell Ltd., Merrillville, IN, Attorney for Appellant.

Katherine A. Brown-Henry , Cline Farrell Christie & Lee, P.C., Indianapolis, IN, Attorney for Appellee.


On Petition to Transfer from the Indiana Court of Appeals, No. 45A03-1309-CT-385

RUSH, Chief Justice.

Even when a plaintiff proves a predicate crime under the Crime Victims Relief Act (CVRA), the trial court has discretion not to award exemplary damages when it thinks the conduct is not egregious enough to warrant punishment. And when a plaintiff pleads several alternative grounds for relief, the trial court has similar discretion not to impose CVRA liability...

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