SMITH v. WALSH CONST. CO. II, LLC

Court of Appeals Case No. 08A02-1706-CT-1493.

95 N.E.3d 78 (2018)

Jennifer A. SMITH, as Personal Representative of the Estate of Joshua J. Smith, Deceased, Appellant/Appellee-Plaintiff, v. WALSH CONSTRUCTION COMPANY II, LLC, Appellant-Defendant, and Case Foundation Company, Irving Materials, Inc., Bernardin Lochmueller and Associates, Inc. n/k/a Lochmueller Group, Inc., RoadSafe Holdings, Inc., Roudebush Grading, Inc., Appellees-Defendants.

Court of Appeals of Indiana.

FILED February 9, 2018.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ATTORNEYS FOR APPELLANT, WALSH CONSTRUCTION COMPANY II, LLC: Brandon J. Kroft , Heather T. Gilbert , Cassiday Schade LLP, Crown Point, Indiana.

ATTORNEYS FOR APPELLANT, JENNIFER A. SMITH: Jacob M. O'Brien , Andrew B. Miller , Starr Austen & Miller, LLP, Logansport, Indiana.

ATTORNEYS FOR APPELLEE, CASE FOUNDATION COMPANY: Christina L. Fugate , Derek R. Molter , Gregory W. Pottorff , Ice Miller LLP, Indianapolis, Indiana.

ATTORNEY FOR APPELLEE, IRVING MATERIALS, INC.: Bruce P. Clark , Bruce P. Clark & Associates, Saint John, Indiana.

ATTORNEYS FOR APPELLEE, ROUDEBUSH GRADING, INC.: Richard A. Rocap , Matthew K. Phillips , Rocap Law Firm LLC, Indianapolis, Indiana.

ATTORNEYS FOR APPELLEE, ROADSAFE HOLDINGS, INC.: T. Allon Renfro , Bryan E. Rogers , Swanson, Martin & Bell, LLP, Chicago, Illinois.

ATTORNEY FOR APPELLEE, BERNARDIN LOCHMUELLER AND ASSOCIATES, INC., N/K/A LOCHMUELLER GROUP, INC.: Robert D. Emmerson , Defur Voran, LLP, Fishers, Indiana.


In February 2013, Joshua Smith died as a result of a car accident that occurred on a stretch of Old State Road 25 near a bridge construction project. Smith's estate (the Estate) filed a wrongful death claim against a number of entities, including Walsh Construction Company II, LLC (Walsh), Case Foundation Company (Case), Irving Materials...

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