Legal Opinion
CITY OF GARY, ETC. v. Ruberto
Indiana Court of Appeals
Decided September 22, 1976No. 3-1274A214PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtStaton, P.J.
Vita Ruberto owned a five-unit cold-water apartment building at 1726 Jefferson Street in midtown Gary, Indiana. On December 23, 1969, she brought this action against the City of Gary by and on behalf of its Redevelopment Department1 for (1) damages arising from the taking of her property under an urban renewal plan without compensation (inverse condemnation), and (2) punitive damages and damages for lost rental income arising from the conspira-tory efforts of various municipal departments to encourage tenants to stop paying rent and to vacate the premises. After an evidentiary hearing on…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Mugler v. KansasSupreme Court of the United States · 1887
- Hinds v. McNairIndiana Supreme Court · 1955
- Simpson's Food Fair, Inc. v. City of EvansvilleIndiana Court of Appeals · 1971
- INDIANAPOLIS HORSE PATROL, INC., a CORP. v. WardIndiana Supreme Court · 1966
- State Farm Life Ins. Co. v. SPIDEL ET UX.Indiana Supreme Court · 1964
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3Cited by17 opinions
- Foreman v. State Ex Rel. Department of Natural ResourcesIndiana Court of Appeals · 1979
- City of Hammond, Lake County v. DrangmeisterIndiana Court of Appeals · 1977
- Sharp v. Town of HighlandIndiana Court of Appeals · 1996
- Starzenski v. City of ElkhartIndiana Court of Appeals · 1996
- Taylor-Chalmers, Inc. v. Board of CommissionersIndiana Court of Appeals · 1985
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