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42 Indiana opinions name it 2 courts 1857–2025 1 in the last five years
The cases below were cited by Indiana courts in a sentence that names this issue. Sides come from how each citing opinion treated the case (Syfertize flag on that citation), so a case can appear on both: that is where the law is contested. A red or yellow chip is the case's own overall treatment.
| Case | Followed | Cited |
|---|---|---|
Rudy Byron, Cross-Appellee v. Rudolph Clay, Cross-Appellantsgreen1 sentence2025Lawrence, III, The Application of the Clean Hands Doctrine in Damage Actions, 57 Notre Dame Law. 673 (1982) (arguing that unclean hands should be an available defense to legal claims); Byron v. Clay, 867 F.2d 1049, 1052 (7th Cir. 1989) (“But with the merger of law and equity, it is difficult to see why equitable defenses should be limited to equitable suits any more; and of course many are not so limited, and perhaps unclean hands should be one of these.” (citation omitted)). | 1 | 1 |
Govan v. Stategreen2 sentences2013See Govan, 913 N.E.2d at 241-42 . 2013See Govan, 913 N.E.2d at 242-43 . | 1 | 1 |
| Ketcham v. Brazil Block Coal Co.green | 1 | 1 |
| Case | Negative | Cited |
|---|---|---|
| No negative-treatment citations attached to this issue in Indiana. Read the followed side critically anyway. | ||
| Case | Cited | Years |
|---|---|---|
Coryell v. Stone
neutral
2 sentences1887Conradt v. Clauve, 93 Ind. 476 ; Indiana Manf’g Co. v. Millican, 87 Ind. 87 ; Barnett v. State, 100 Ind. 171 ; Freeze v. DePuy, 57 Ind. 188 ; Starret v. Burkhalter, 86 Ind. 439 ; Coryell v. Stone, 62 Ind. 307 ; City of Indianapolis v. Murphy, 91 Ind. 382 ; Bowen v. Pollard, 71 Ind. 177 ; National Benefit Ass’n, etc., v. Grauman, 107 Ind. 288 ; McDermott v. State, 89 Ind. 187 (196); Everson v. Seller, 105 Ind. 266 . 1884Freeze v. DePuy, 57 Ind. 188 ; Myers v. Murphy, 60 Ind. 282 ; Coryell v. Stone, 62 Ind. 307 ; Bowen v. Pollard, 71 Ind. 177 . | 3 | 1882–1887 |
House v. McKinney
green
2 sentences1883House v. McKinney, 54 Ind. 240 ; Halstead v. Board, etc., 56 Ind. 363 . 1883House v. McKinney, 54 Ind. 240 ; City of Greencastle v. Martin, 74 Ind. 449 (39 Am. | 3 | 1877–1883 |
Lucas v. Owens
neutral
2 sentences2017As noted by the parties, [a] surety who has been misled by the principal as to the character and extent of an obligation signed and assumed at the request of the latter cannot make the fraud of the principal available as a defense, unless he can also show that the payee or obligee participated in, or had knowledge of, the fraud or deception. 113 Ind. 521 , 16 N.E.196, 196 (1888). [22] Marvin’s fraud claim is based upon his belief that he conveyed to Richard only forty acres of the Enfield Farm. 1928Lucas v. Owens (1888), 113 Ind. 521 , 16 N. E. 196 ; Jones v. Swift (1884), 94 Ind. 516 ; Lumber Co. v. Buchtel (1879), 101 U. S. 633 , 25 L. | 2 | 1928–2017 |
Getchel v. Chicago Junction Railway Co.
neutral
2 sentences1943Getchel v. The Chicago Junction Railway Co., (1902), 29 Ind. App. 410 , 64 N. E. 618 ; Bartley v. Chicago & E. 1943Getchel v. The Chicago Junction Railway Co., (1902), 29 Ind. App. 410 , 64 N. E. 618 ; Bartley v. Chicago & E. | 2 | 1926–1943 |
Behymer v. State
neutral
2 sentences1907It is thoroughly settled that an instruction objected to because it does not go far enough, is not an available error unless the complaining party tenders an instruction to the court covering the omitted ground and the court refuses to give it, to which refusal there is an exception.” Powers v. State (1882), 87 Ind. 144 ; Behymer v. State (1884), 95 Ind. 140 ; 11 Ency. 1897Behymer v. State, 95 Ind. 140 ; Powers v. State, 87 Ind. 144 . | 2 | 1897–1907 |
Powers v. State
green
2 sentences1907It is thoroughly settled that an instruction objected to because it does not go far enough, is not an available error unless the complaining party tenders an instruction to the court covering the omitted ground and the court refuses to give it, to which refusal there is an exception.” Powers v. State (1882), 87 Ind. 144 ; Behymer v. State (1884), 95 Ind. 140 ; 11 Ency. 1897Behymer v. State, 95 Ind. 140 ; Powers v. State, 87 Ind. 144 . | 2 | 1897–1907 |
Freeze v. DePuy
neutral
2 sentences1887Conradt v. Clauve, 93 Ind. 476 ; Indiana Manf’g Co. v. Millican, 87 Ind. 87 ; Barnett v. State, 100 Ind. 171 ; Freeze v. DePuy, 57 Ind. 188 ; Starret v. Burkhalter, 86 Ind. 439 ; Coryell v. Stone, 62 Ind. 307 ; City of Indianapolis v. Murphy, 91 Ind. 382 ; Bowen v. Pollard, 71 Ind. 177 ; National Benefit Ass’n, etc., v. Grauman, 107 Ind. 288 ; McDermott v. State, 89 Ind. 187 (196); Everson v. Seller, 105 Ind. 266 . 1884Freeze v. DePuy, 57 Ind. 188 ; Myers v. Murphy, 60 Ind. 282 ; Coryell v. Stone, 62 Ind. 307 ; Bowen v. Pollard, 71 Ind. 177 . | 2 | 1884–1887 |
Bowen v. Pollard
neutral
2 sentences1887Conradt v. Clauve, 93 Ind. 476 ; Indiana Manf’g Co. v. Millican, 87 Ind. 87 ; Barnett v. State, 100 Ind. 171 ; Freeze v. DePuy, 57 Ind. 188 ; Starret v. Burkhalter, 86 Ind. 439 ; Coryell v. Stone, 62 Ind. 307 ; City of Indianapolis v. Murphy, 91 Ind. 382 ; Bowen v. Pollard, 71 Ind. 177 ; National Benefit Ass’n, etc., v. Grauman, 107 Ind. 288 ; McDermott v. State, 89 Ind. 187 (196); Everson v. Seller, 105 Ind. 266 . 1884Freeze v. DePuy, 57 Ind. 188 ; Myers v. Murphy, 60 Ind. 282 ; Coryell v. Stone, 62 Ind. 307 ; Bowen v. Pollard, 71 Ind. 177 . | 2 | 1884–1887 |
Conradt v. Clauve
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2 sentences1887Conradt v. Clauve, 93 Ind. 476 ; Indiana Manf’g Co. v. Millican, 87 Ind. 87 ; Barnett v. State, 100 Ind. 171 ; Freeze v. DePuy, 57 Ind. 188 ; Starret v. Burkhalter, 86 Ind. 439 ; Coryell v. Stone, 62 Ind. 307 ; City of Indianapolis v. Murphy, 91 Ind. 382 ; Bowen v. Pollard, 71 Ind. 177 ; National Benefit Ass’n, etc., v. Grauman, 107 Ind. 288 ; McDermott v. State, 89 Ind. 187 (196); Everson v. Seller, 105 Ind. 266 . 1885Conradt v. Clauve, 93 Ind. 476 (47 Am. | 2 | 1885–1887 |
Jones v. Hathaway
neutral
2 sentences1882Jones v. Hathaway, 77 Ind. 14 . 1882Jones v. Hathaway, 77 Ind. 14 . | 2 | 1882–1882 |
Ginn v. Collins
neutral
2 sentences1881Ginn v. Collins, 43 Ind. 271 ; Heilman v. Shanklin, 60 Ind. 424 ; and Burns v. Harris, 66 Ind. 536 . 1879Goings v. Chapman, 18 Ind. 194 ; Ginn v. Collins, 43 Ind. 271 ; and Heilman v. Shanklin, 60 Ind. 424 . | 2 | 1879–1881 |
Heilman v. Shanklin
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2 sentences1881Ginn v. Collins, 43 Ind. 271 ; Heilman v. Shanklin, 60 Ind. 424 ; and Burns v. Harris, 66 Ind. 536 . 1879Goings v. Chapman, 18 Ind. 194 ; Ginn v. Collins, 43 Ind. 271 ; and Heilman v. Shanklin, 60 Ind. 424 . | 2 | 1879–1881 |
Ritchie v. State
green
1 sentence2010Id. | 1 | 2010–2010 |
Terry v. State
green
1 sentence1986Terry v. State (1984), Ind., 465 N.E.2d 1085 . | 1 | 1986–1986 |
Cook & Bernheimer Co. v. Hagedorn
green
2 sentences1942Cook & Bernheimer Co. v. Hagedorn (1925), 82 Ind. App. 444, 452 , 131 N. E. 788 ; Jones v. State (1929), 89 Ind. App. 564, 569 , 166 N. E. 158 . 1942Cook & Bernheimer Co. v. Hagedorn (1925), 82 Ind. App. 444, 452 , 131 N. E. 788 ; Jones v. State (1929), 89 Ind. App. 564, 569 , 166 N. E. 158 . | 1 | 1942–1942 |
Jones v. State
neutral
2 sentences1942Cook & Bernheimer Co. v. Hagedorn (1925), 82 Ind. App. 444, 452 , 131 N. E. 788 ; Jones v. State (1929), 89 Ind. App. 564, 569 , 166 N. E. 158 . 1942Cook & Bernheimer Co. v. Hagedorn (1925), 82 Ind. App. 444, 452 , 131 N. E. 788 ; Jones v. State (1929), 89 Ind. App. 564, 569 , 166 N. E. 158 . | 1 | 1942–1942 |
Krack v. Wolf
neutral
1 sentence1939As was said in the case of Krack v. Wolf (1872), 39 Ind. 88 , 90: “It would hardly conduce to the fair and proper administration of justice to allow a party to take his chances for a verdict, and then, if he was unsuccessful, to claim there should be a new trial because the court had not instructed the jury, when he neither asked it nor excepted to its not having been done.” Where the court fails to give instructions relevant and proper for consideration by the jury under issues submitted for trial, such omission on the part of the court must be called to its attention before the jury retires | 1 | 1939–1939 |
Travelers Insurance v. Fletcher American National Bank
green
2 sentences1931Co. v. Fletcher, etc., Co. (1925), 84 Ind. App. 563 , 150 N. E. 825 , where, as here, there is a finding that the facts alleged in such paragraph of answer are not true. (2) The first paragraph of complaint (answered by the second paragraph of answer) proceeded upon the theory of the stockholders liability under an as-sessment made for the payment of debts and liabilities under §4, ch. 161, Acts 1893, p. 344, as amended by §1, ch. 118, Acts 1923, p. 315, being §3944 Burns 1926. 1931Co. v. Fletcher, etc., Co. (1925), 84 Ind. App. 563 , 150 N. E. 825 , where, as here, there is a finding that the facts alleged in such paragraph of answer are not true. (2) The first paragraph of complaint (answered by the second paragraph of answer) proceeded upon the theory of the stockholders liability under an as-sessment made for the payment of debts and liabilities under §4, ch. 161, Acts 1893, p. 344, as amended by §1, ch. 118, Acts 1923, p. 315, being §3944 Burns 1926. | 1 | 1931–1931 |
Keegan v. Carpenter
neutral
1 sentence1931Available error cannot be predicated upon the action of the court, either in overruling a demurrer to an answer, Souders et al. v. Jeffries (1884), 98 Ind. 31 ; Keegan v. Carpenter (1874), 47 Ind. 597 , or in sustaining a demurrer to an answer, Romy v. Brannon (1903), 32 Ind. App. 146 , 67 N. E. 998 ; Travelers Ins. | 1 | 1931–1931 |
Souders v. Jeffries
neutral
1 sentence1931Available error cannot be predicated upon the action of the court, either in overruling a demurrer to an answer, Souders et al. v. Jeffries (1884), 98 Ind. 31 ; Keegan v. Carpenter (1874), 47 Ind. 597 , or in sustaining a demurrer to an answer, Romy v. Brannon (1903), 32 Ind. App. 146 , 67 N. E. 998 ; Travelers Ins. | 1 | 1931–1931 |
Romy v. State, ex rel. Brannan
neutral
2 sentences1931Available error cannot be predicated upon the action of the court, either in overruling a demurrer to an answer, Souders et al. v. Jeffries (1884), 98 Ind. 31 ; Keegan v. Carpenter (1874), 47 Ind. 597 , or in sustaining a demurrer to an answer, Romy v. Brannon (1903), 32 Ind. App. 146 , 67 N. E. 998 ; Travelers Ins. 1931Available error cannot be predicated upon the action of the court, either in overruling a demurrer to an answer, Souders et al. v. Jeffries (1884), 98 Ind. 31 ; Keegan v. Carpenter (1874), 47 Ind. 597 , or in sustaining a demurrer to an answer, Romy v. Brannon (1903), 32 Ind. App. 146 , 67 N. E. 998 ; Travelers Ins. | 1 | 1931–1931 |
Lumber Co. v. Buchtel
neutral
2 sentences1928Lucas v. Owens (1888), 113 Ind. 521 , 16 N. E. 196 ; Jones v. Swift (1884), 94 Ind. 516 ; Lumber Co. v. Buchtel (1879), 101 U. S. 633 , 25 L. 1928Lucas v. Owens (1888), 113 Ind. 521 , 16 N. E. 196 ; Jones v. Swift (1884), 94 Ind. 516 ; Lumber Co. v. Buchtel (1879), 101 U. S. 633 , 25 L. | 1 | 1928–1928 |
Jones v. Swift
green
1 sentence1928Lucas v. Owens (1888), 113 Ind. 521 , 16 N. E. 196 ; Jones v. Swift (1884), 94 Ind. 516 ; Lumber Co. v. Buchtel (1879), 101 U. S. 633 , 25 L. | 1 | 1928–1928 |
Smith v. Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago & St. Louis Railway Co.
green
2 sentences1926Co. (1917), 67 Ind. App. 397 , 117 N. E. 534 , the appellant had assigned in her motion for a new trial the action of the court in sustaining appellee’s motion for a peremptory instruction, and, in passing upon the matter, the court said: “This action of the court does not constitute reversible error, since the mere sustaining of such motion worked no injury to appellant, but the substantial and available error, if any, was in instructing the jury to find for appellee, ” citing Getchel v. Chicago, etc., R. 1926Co. (1917), 67 Ind. App. 397 , 117 N. E. 534 , the appellant had assigned in her motion for a new trial the action of the court in sustaining appellee’s motion for a peremptory instruction, and, in passing upon the matter, the court said: “This action of the court does not constitute reversible error, since the mere sustaining of such motion worked no injury to appellant, but the substantial and available error, if any, was in instructing the jury to find for appellee, ” citing Getchel v. Chicago, etc., R. | 1 | 1926–1926 |
Wolf v. Big Creek Stone Co.
neutral
1 sentence1906Appellee insists that the refusal of the court is not available error, because the answers to other interrogatories are such as to prevent recovery by the complaining party; citing, Wolf v. Big Creek Stone Co. (1897), 148 Ind. 317 ; Grand Rapids, etc., R. | 1 | 1906–1906 |
Grand Rapids & Indiana Railroad v. Cox
neutral
1 sentence1906Co. v. Cox (1893), 8 Ind. App. 29 . | 1 | 1906–1906 |
City of Crawfordsville v. Brundage
neutral
1 sentence1897In City of Crawfordsville v. Brundage, 57 Ind. 262 , it was said: “This court has repeatedly held, that the overruling, by the court below, of a motion to strike out a part of a pleading, is not, on appeal, an available error here. | 1 | 1897–1897 |
Garn v. Working
neutral
1 sentence1894Garn v. Working, 5 Ind. App. 14 . | 1 | 1894–1894 |
| Smith v. Martin neutral | 1 | 1892–1892 |
| Haywood v. Hedrick neutral | 1 | 1892–1892 |
| Board of Commissioners v. Legg green | 1 | 1892–1892 |
| Becknell v. Becknell green | 1 | 1892–1892 |
| Welz v. Rhodius neutral | 1 | 1890–1890 |
| Neptune v. Taylor neutral | 1 | 1888–1888 |
| Starret v. Burkhalter neutral | 1 | 1887–1887 |
| Indiana Manufacturing Co. v. Millican neutral | 1 | 1887–1887 |
| City of Indianapolis v. Murphy green | 1 | 1887–1887 |
| McDermott v. State green | 1 | 1887–1887 |
| Koerner v. State green | 1 | 1887–1887 |
| National Benefit Ass'n v. Grauman green | 1 | 1887–1887 |
Opinions by the citing court's state. A doctrine retained in one state and abandoned in another shows up here as a year span that stalls.