Johnson v. Patriotic Fireworks, Inc.

OPINION

DARDEN, Judge.

STATEMENT OF THE CASE

Indiana State Fire Marshal Roger Johnson 1 (“the Fire Marshal”), in his official capacity, and the State of Indiana, (collectively “the State,”) bring this interlocutory appeal from the trial court’s denial of the Fire Marshal’s motion to dismiss the consolidated complaints of Patriotic Fireworks, Inc. (“Patriotic”) and other fire works wholesalers, in which they challenge the Fire Marshal’s requirement that fireworks wholesalers with multiple sales locations obtain separate certificates of compliance for each location that they operate.

We reverse and…