Town of Schererville v. Douthett

HOFFMAN, Presiding Judge.

The Town of Schererville, plaintiff-appellant, is appealing the trial court’s denial of its motion for summary judgment.

The facts relevant to this appeal disclose that plaintiff, the Town of Schererville, through eminent domain, sought to take the defendants’ property to construct storage facilities. The defendants agreed to have three court-appointed appraisers appraise their property.

Thereafter, the appraisers returned with a value for each of the properties. The Town paid the value of the defendants’ property as set by the court-appointed appraisers, plus the…