Court Opinion

ID: 9525307
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-07 03:01:58.95269+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T13:14:19.649698
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RATLIFF, Chief Judge,
concurring.
The majority opinion twice states that the judgment of the trial court must be upheld if it can be sustained upon any legal theory which the evidence supports. At 306 and 308. While this is indeed the rule in cases involving a general finding and judgment Shrum v. Dalton (1982), Ind.App., 442 N.E.2d 366, such is not the rule where the judgment is based upon special findings of fact made and entered pursuant to Ind.Rules of Procedure, Trial Rule 52. Where special findings are entered, the appellate tribunal may not affirm the trial court’s judgment on any ground which the evidence supports, but must determine if the specific findings are adequate to support the trial court’s decision. *309Orkin Exterminating Company, Inc. v. Walters (1984), Ind.App., 466 N.E.2d 55; Shrum, 442 N.E.2d at 372.
In this case, I find the trial court’s special findings sufficient to sustain its judgment. Therefore, I concur.