City of Hammond v. Marina Entertainment Complex, Inc.

OPINION

HOFFMAN, Judge.

Appellant-plaintiff-cross-appellee City of Hammond, Indiana (“City”), a Municipal Corporation, appeals an award of attorney’s fees and expenses in favor of appellees-de-fendants-cross-appellants Great Lakes Inland Marina, Inc. (“Great Lakes”), Marina Entertainment Complex, Inc. (“M.E.C.”), a lessee of Great Lakes, and AXG Corp. (AXG) (collectively Great Lakes, M.E.C., and AXG will be referred to as “Landowners”) in an eminent domain proceeding. The facts relevant to this appeal are presented below.

The City of Hammond qualified as a site for a gaming license. As part of…