The Indiana Court of Appeals will hear oral argument in Prime Mortgage USA, Inc. and David Law v. Delie T. Nichols on Thursday, January 10th at 12:10 p.m. at the Boulder Creek Dining Company in Brownsburg.  A panel of Judge James S. Kirsch, Judge Margret G. Robb, and Judge Paul D. Mathias will hear the case on appeal from Marion Superior Court’s Civil Division.

The Court is asked to decide whether a lawsuit for damages stemming from an allegedly forged document is barred by the statute of limitations, and if not barred, whether the defendants are entitled to have a jury determine the amount of damages.  Arguing for the appellants, Prime Mortgage USA and Mr. Law, will be Anthony Mommer of Krieg DeVault LLP of Indianapolis and Ronald Sentman of Katz & Korin, also of Indianapolis.  Linda Pence of Sommer Barnard, Indianapolis, will argue for Ms. Nichols.

The Brownsburg Rotary Club is sponsoring this visit by the Court of Appeals to Brownsburg.  The case will be the Court’s 201st oral argument heard “on the road” since early 2000, just prior to its centennial.  The Court travels to hear cases to better enable Hoosiers to learn about the judicial branch; the audience may question the judges about the judicial process following the argument.  Sites for “traveling oral arguments” typically include law schools, colleges, high schools, and county courthouses.

The Indiana Court of Appeals is the state’s second-highest court.  It reviews appeals from trial court decisions; a decision of the Indiana Court of Appeals is final unless granted further review by the Indiana Supreme Court.  The majority of appeals filed in Indiana are decided by the Court of Appeals.

The 15 judges on the Court of Appeals issue more than 2,500 written opinions each year, sitting in three-judge panels.  For more information about the Court of Appeals and its “Appeals on Wheels” initiative, visit http://www.in.gov/judiciary/appeals/.