Legal Opinion

Powers v. City of Lafayette

Indiana Court of Appeals

Decided November 1, 1993No. 79A04-9205-CV-168PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MILLER, Judge.

In this action, the City of Lafayette condemned only a leasehold interest in one of the two properties involved, having earlier acquired the owner-lessor’s interest. The amount of damages awarded to lessees for their lease depended upon the amount of time left on the lease. The lessees contended (and presented evidence) that they had a beneficial (bonus) lease — the rental obligation under the lease was lower than a fair rental value — and that they had seven (7) years remaining on the lease. The City, on the other hand, pointed out that three (3) years before the condemnation…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Canfield v. SandockIndiana Supreme Court · 1990
  2. Parrish v. Terre Haute Savings BankIndiana Court of Appeals · 1982
  3. Johnson v. BucklenIndiana Court of Appeals · 1894
  4. Carsten v. EickhoffIndiana Court of Appeals · 1975
  5. Koscuisko County Rural Electric Membership Corp. v. Northern Indiana Public Service Co.Indiana Supreme Court · 1967

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Snyder v. Town of YorktownIndiana Court of Appeals · 2014
  2. Norris Avenue Professional Building Partnership v. Coordinated Health, LLCIndiana Court of Appeals · 2015
  3. Randy Faulkner & Associates, Inc. v. Restoration Church, Inc.Indiana Court of Appeals · 2016
  4. Curt Pearman d/b/a Greenwood Professional Park v. T. Ryan Jackson and Kristin M. JacksonIndiana Court of Appeals · 2015
  5. Indiana State Highway Commission v. CurtisIndiana Court of Appeals · 1998

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