Legal Opinion

City of Indianapolis v. Hawkins

Indiana Supreme Court

Decided November 6, 1913No. 22,377PublishedCited by 25 opinions

From Superior Court of Marion County (86,681) ; Pliny W. Bartholomew, Judge. Proceedings by the City of Indianapolis for the construction of a sewer, in which Edward Hawkins and others filed a petition in the superior court for the appointment of appraisers to review the .assessments against their lands. From the action of the court in receiving the report of the appraisers, this appeal is prosecuted.

1Opinion of the CourtSpencer, C. J.

The original proceedings in this case were had under §§8722-8725 Burns 1908, Ac.ts 1905 p. 219, Acts 1907 p. 563, pursuant to which the city of Indianapolis, through its Board of Public Works, caused a certain sewer to be constructed and assessed a part of the cost thereof against certain lands belonging to appellees. Appellees’ remonstrance against such assessment was overruled, whereupon they filed a verified petition in the Marion Superior Court, in which petition they showed that the amounts assessed against them were excessive and asked that appraisers be appointed to review such…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Board of Commissioners v. DavisIndiana Supreme Court · 1894
  2. Robertson v. State ex rel. SmithIndiana Supreme Court · 1887
  3. Randolph v. City of IndianapolisIndiana Supreme Court · 1909
  4. Stockton v. YeomanIndiana Supreme Court · 1912
  5. Potts v. BennettIndiana Supreme Court · 1895

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3Cited by25 opinions

  1. In Re Northwestern Indiana Telephone Co.Indiana Supreme Court · 1930
  2. BOARD OF TRUSTEES, ETC. v. City of Fort WayneIndiana Supreme Court · 1978
  3. Wedmore v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1954
  4. Campbell v. Criterion GroupIndiana Supreme Court · 1992
  5. State Ex Rel. Wilson, Etc. v. Howard Cir. Ct., Etc.Indiana Supreme Court · 1957

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