Lake County Indiana Law

Wrongful death cases in the state of Indiana are governed by statute. At common law, there had been absolutely no tort liability for killing another person, because personal injury claims did not survive the injured party’s death. Ed Wiersma Trucking Co. v. Pfaff, 643 N.E.2d 909, 911 (Ind.Ct.App.1994), adopted by 678 N.E.2d 110 (Ind.1997). Today, wrongful death cases have grown in number, and have developed a body of case law. It is an area of the law that is strictly governed by Indiana statute (code).