Zimmerman v. McColley

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• providing that the parties’ outward manifestation of intent, not their subjective intents, is relevant in contract matters
• explaining “[t]he intent relevant in contract matters is not the parties’ subjective intents but their outward manifestation of it”
• “The intention of the parties to a contract is a factual matter to be determined from all the circumstances.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

17 cases in this archive cite this case.

• Anthony Taylor v. J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A.
  Seventh Circuit· 2020-04-30· cited 41×
• In the Matter of the Estate of Nathaniel Kappel v. William Kappel, Judith Kappel, and Mark Kappel
  Indiana Court of Appeals· 2012-10-30· cited 31×
• Jackson v. Luellen Farms, Inc.
  Indiana Court of Appeals· 2007-12-12· cited 15×
• Quality Foods, Inc. v. Holloway Associates Professional Engineers & Land Surveyors, Inc.
  Indiana Court of Appeals· 2006-08-09· cited 11×
• Janky v. Batistatos
  N.D. Indiana· 2008-04-24· cited 8×
• William Partin v. Baptist Healthcare System, Inc.
  Seventh Circuit· 2025-04-24· cited 6×
• Bitler Investment Venture II, LLC v. Marathon Ashland Petroleum, LLC
  N.D. Indiana· 2009-08-31· cited 5×
• Michael O. Hall v. Susan M. Hall
  Indiana Court of Appeals· 2015-02-11· cited 5×
• Yeager v. McManama
  Indiana Court of Appeals· 2007-10-12· cited 4×
• Bitler Investment Venture II, LLC v. Marathon Ashland Petroleum, LLC
  N.D. Indiana· 2011-03-11· cited 3×
• Kraft, LLC v. Greiner (In Re Kraft, LLC)
  N.D. Indiana· 2010-04-22· cited 2×
• Don Morris and Randy Coakes v. Brad Crain, Richard Redpath, BioSafe Engineering, LLC, Steve Biesecker, Tyler Johnson, Brandon Ross and Cris Sollars
  Indiana Court of Appeals· 2012-06-18
• Gladys Hale and Oma Bolen v. Ricky Handshoe, Gary Handshoe, and Bertha Jimeniz (mem. dec.)
  Indiana Court of Appeals· 2016-10-19
• James G. Lindzy and Steven Kreps v. Bayview Loan Servicing (mem. dec.)
  Indiana Court of Appeals· 2018-12-13
• Roderick Williams v. Robert Gill and South Bend Public Transportation Corporation (mem. dec.)
  Indiana Court of Appeals· 2019-07-30
• Christian Methodist Episcopal Church and Second Episcopal District of the Christian Methodist Episcopal Church, Inc. v. Kevin P. Grimes, Sr. (mem. dec.)
  Indiana Court of Appeals· 2019-08-26
• William Partin v. Baptist Healthcare System, Inc.
  Seventh Circuit· 2025-04-28

Cites

19 cases in this archive are cited by this case.

• Hotchkiss v. National City Bank of New York
  S.D. New York· 1911-12-30· cited 166×
• Georgos v. Jackson
  Indiana Supreme Court· 2003-06-26· cited 138×
• Ernst v. Mechanics' & Metals Nat. Bank of New York
  Second Circuit· 1912-12-09· cited 105×
• Hamlin v. Steward
  Indiana Court of Appeals· 1993-10-20· cited 65×
• DiMizio v. Romo
  Indiana Court of Appeals· 2001-10-11· cited 61×
• Suyemasa v. Myers
  Indiana Court of Appeals· 1981-05-28· cited 58×
• Centennial Mortgage, Inc. v. Blumenfeld
  Indiana Court of Appeals· 2001-04-03· cited 50×
• Wallem v. CLS Industries, Inc.
  Indiana Court of Appeals· 2000-03-09· cited 40×
• Heritage Development of Indiana, Inc. v. Opportunity Options, Inc.
  Indiana Court of Appeals· 2002-08-26· cited 35×
• Scott v. Randle
  Indiana Court of Appeals· 1998-04-23· cited 30×
• Vernon v. Acton
  Indiana Supreme Court· 2000-06-30· cited 23×
• Smith v. Syd's, Inc.
  Indiana Supreme Court· 1992-09-09· cited 21×
• Ochoa v. Ford
  Indiana Court of Appeals· 1994-10-24· cited 20×
• Ransburg v. Richards
  Indiana Court of Appeals· 2002-06-20· cited 17×
• Malone v. Basey
  Indiana Court of Appeals· 2002-06-19· cited 16×
• Gravens v. Auto-Owners Insurance Co.
  Indiana Court of Appeals· 1996-06-10· cited 8×
• Reum v. Mercer
  Indiana Court of Appeals· 2004-11-29· cited 7×
• Weiss v. State
  Indiana Court of Appeals· 2000-09-28· cited 6×
• In Re the Supervised Administration of the Estate of K.A.
  Indiana Court of Appeals· 2004-04-30· cited 3×