Legal Opinion
Dortch v. Lugar
Indiana Supreme Court
Decided January 26, 1971No. 770S149PublishedCited by 84 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHunter, J.
Pursuant to the provisions of Indiana’s Public Lawsuit statute (Ind. Ann. Stat. § 8-3301—3-3308 [1968 Repl.]),( 1 ) plaintiff-appellant (hereinafter referred to as appellant) and intervening plaintiff-appellant (hereinafter referred to as intervenor) brought this suit challenging the constitutionality of Chapter 173 of the Acts of 1969, common ly referred to as the “Unigov” bill.( 2 ) The Act purports to reorganize local municipal and county government in counties containing a city of the first class to enable the consolidation of governmental functions in densely populated metropolitan…
2Cases cited52 opinions
- Avery v. Midland CountySupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Davidson v. New OrleansSupreme Court of the United States · 1878
- Warren v. Indiana Telephone Co.Indiana Supreme Court · 1940
- Blue v. BeachIndiana Supreme Court · 1900
- State ex rel. Jameson v. DennyIndiana Supreme Court · 1889
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3Cited by84 opinions
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- United States of America, and Donny Brurell Buckley, Intervening v. Board of School Commissioners of the City of Indianapolis, IndianaCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1978
- Municipal City of South Bend v. KimseyIndiana Supreme Court · 2003
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