Court Opinion

ID: 9740963
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-26 20:46:10.667392+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T11:31:14.909859
License: Public Domain

SHIELDS, Judge,
concurring in part and concurring in result in part.
I concur as to Issue I; I concur in result as to Issue II. The trial court erred in granting James' motion for summary judgment. Carolyn is not seeking to set aside the division of property contained in the dissolution decree; therefore IC 31-1-11.5-17(a) (1991), which addresses attempts to revoke or modify such a judgment, is inapplicable. Instead, Carolyn's claim states a cause of action for fraud; she seeks both compensatory and punitive damages for James' alleged tortious conduct. The applicable statute of limitation for Carolyn's claim for fraud is six (6) years. IC 34-1-2-1 (1988). Carolyn filed her claim well within this statutory period.