Legal Opinion
Alpha Psi Chapter of Pi Kappa Phi Fraternity, Inc. v. Auditor of Monroe County
Indiana Supreme Court
Decided June 29, 2006No. 53S00-0508-CV-384PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SHEPARD, Chief Justice.
The Indiana Constitution prohibits special laws which grant privileges to a few people that are not available to others. The statutory amendment in this case exempted three taxpayers, after the fact, from tax deadlines applicable to everyone else. The trial court was right to uphold the Constitution.
Facts and Procedural History
The Alpha Psi Chapter of Pi Kappa Phi Fraternity, Inc., Lamdba Corporation, and Delta Alpha of Alpha Tau Omega, Inc. (hereinafter “taxpayers”) each failed to file timely applications for property tax exemptions for their property in Monroe…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Gentile v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1868
- Indiana Gaming Commission v. MoseleyIndiana Supreme Court · 1994
- State Ex Rel. Attorney General v. Lake Superior CourtIndiana Supreme Court · 2005
- Heckler v. ConterIndiana Supreme Court · 1933
- Municipal City of South Bend v. KimseyIndiana Supreme Court · 2003
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3Cited by12 opinions
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- City of Hammond v. Herman & Kittle Properties, Inc.Indiana Court of Appeals · 2018
- The City of Greenfield and the Greenfield Fire Protection Territory v. The Ind. Dep't of Local Government FinanceIndiana Tax Court · 2014
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