Jones v. Jones’s Empirical Analysis

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2 state decisions

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1. “A trial court is vested with broad discretion to determine whether it will grant or deny a motion to correct error. Volunteers of America v. Premier Auto Acceptance Corp., 755 N.E.2d 656, 658 (Ind.Ct.App.2001). A trial court has abused its discretion only if its decision is clearly against the logic and effect of the facts and circumstances before the court or the reasonable inferences therefrom. Id. The trial court’s decision comes to us cloaked in a presumption of correctness, and the appellant has the burden of proving that the trial court abused its discretion. Id. In making our determination, we may neither reweigh the evidence nor judge the credibility of witnesses. Id.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Luxury Townhomes, LLC/LP XXIV, LLC v. McKinley Properties, Inc. and Kenneth Polsinelli