Greg Bates, et al. v. Vinod Gupta, et al.

── Greg Bates, et al. v. Vinod Gupta, et al. ── Case No.: 23A-PL-00027 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: August 23, 2023 Author: Judge Robert Altice County of Origin: Owen Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Riley and Judge Pyle concur Case Summary William Bates and Greg Bates (the Purchasers) executed a real estate contract (the Contract) for the purchase of certain real estate (the Property) from Vinod Gupta. Three and a half years later, the Purchasers stopped making payments on the Contract ostensibly because of continuing liability related to known underground storage tanks (USTs) and concern as to ownership of the Property after discovering that it was titled to Wiper Corporation (the Corporation), not Gupta.