OF THE INDIANA SUPREME COURT
Attorney for Allen
Kimberly A. Jackson
Indianapolis, IN
Attorney for State
Steve Carter
Richard C. Webster
Indianapolis, IN
Thursday, September 18, 2003
9:45 a.m.
Worman Enterprises, Inc. v. Boone County Solid Waste Mgmt. Dist.
The Boone County Solid Waste Management District issued Worman Enterprises a permit to
operate a clean fill processing and recycling facility. Worman Enterprises filed a
complaint for declaratory judgment related to the permit. The Boone Superior Court
granted the Waste Management District summary judgment. The Court of Appeals reversed.
Worman Enterprises, Inc. v. Boone County Solid Waste Mgmt. Dist., 779 N.E.2d
565 (Ind. Ct. App. 2002), clarified on reh’g, 783 N.E.2d 353 (Ind. Ct.
App. 2003). The Waste Management District petitioned to transfer jurisdiction. The
Supreme Court granted transfer, thereby vacating the Court of Appeals opinions, and has
assumed jurisdiction over the appeal.
Attorneys for Worman Enterprises, Inc.
Mark R. Waterfill
Cynthia M. Kirk
Indianapolis, IN
Attorneys for Boone Cty Solid Waste Management
Larry J. Kane
Katherine L. Shelby
Indianapolis, IN
Thursday, September 18, 2003
10:30 a.m.
Jeffrey Dean Washington v. State of Indiana
Jeffrey Dean Washington appeals his conviction of murder and sentence to life imprisonment
without parole, entered by the Posey Superior Court.
Attorney for Washington
William W. Gooden
Mt. Vernon, IN
Attorney for Indiana
Steve Carter
Ellen H. Meilaender
Indianapolis, IN
Thursday, September 25, 2003
9:00 a.m.
Indiana Dept. of Ins. v. Vernon General Insurance
The Indiana Department of Insurance filed a Statement of Charges with the Commissioner
of Insurance, alleging that Vernon Insurance Company had violated laws governing credit
insurance. Vernon Insurance Company filed a petition for relief in the Marion
Circuit Court. The court granted Vernon Insurance Company relief in an order
stating generally that the special charter conveyed to Vernon in 1851 and a
declaratory judgment entered in 1942 remain in full force and effect, and that
the Department is enjoined from regulating Vernon in violation of its rights as
a special charter insurance company. The Court of Appeals affirmed. Indiana
Dep’t of Ins. v. Vernon Gen. Ins. Co., 784 N.E.2d 556 (Ind. Ct.
App. 2003). The Department of Insurance seeks transfer of jurisdiction to the
Indiana Supreme Court.
Attorney for Department of Insurance
Steve Carter
David L. Steiner
Indianapolis, IN
Attorneys for Vernon General Insurance Company
Kathleen I. Lee
George T. Patton, Jr.
Robert B. Clemens
Indianapolis, IN
Thursday, September 25, 2003
9:45 a.m.
Anthony Graves v. State of Indiana
Anthony Graves was denied post-conviction relief following his plea of guilty to a
burglary charge in the Marion Superior Court. The Court of Appeals reversed.
Graves v. State, 784 N.E.2d 959 (Ind. Ct. App. 2003). The
Supreme Court has granted a petition to transfer, thus vacating the opinion of
the Court of Appeals, and has assumed jurisdiction over the appeal.
Attorneys for Graves
Eric K. Koselke
Indianapolis, IN
Attorneys for State
Steve Carter
Christopher Lafuse
Indianapolis, IN
Thursday, September 25, 2003
10:30 a.m.
Debra S. Winters v. Dennis and Angella Talley
In granting an adoption, the Crawford Circuit Court ruled that the mother’s consent
wasn’t necessary pursuant to Indiana Code section 31-19-9-8(a). The Court of Appeals
reversed. The Supreme Court granted transfer, thus vacating the decision in Winters
v. Talley, 784 N.E.2d 1045 (Ind. Ct. App. 2003), and has assumed jurisdiction
over the appeal.
Attorney for Winters
Susan E. Schultz
Corydon, IN
Attorney for Talley
Jennifer A. Tucker
Paoli, IN