Court Opinion

ID: 9737410
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-26 19:24:18.954724+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T07:23:58.692692
License: Public Domain

KIRSCH, Judge,

concurring.

I fully concur in the majority decision which is mandated by Shuamber v. Henderson, 579 N.E.2d 452 (Ind.1991). I write separately only to note that traumatic events can have severe, debilitating and foreseeable emotional effects even if not accompanied by physical injury, a direct impact or a direct involvement. In Shuamber, our supreme court took an important step toward eliminating the harsh consequences of the impact rule by re-examining and eliminating the physical injury requirement. This case presents the opportunity to take another such step.