City of New Haven v. Indiana Suburban Sewers, Inc.

Concurring Opinion

Sullivan, J.

I concur in the Opinion of my associates but feel that a more appropriate construction should be placed upon Burns’ Section 54-447 in order to fulfill more completely the purpose of that statute and all similar statutes and rules relative to the giving of notice of legal proceedings. Notices of legal proceedings contemplate responsive action on the part of the person served or notified. The response contemplated is normally fraught with technicalities and niceties of procedure, legal draftsmanship, and time deadlines which only an attorney at law can understand…