Legal Opinion
Johnson v. Celebration Fireworks, Inc.
Indiana Supreme Court
Decided June 30, 2005No. 18S02-0501-CV-4PublishedCited by 42 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SULLIVAN, Justice.
Celebration Fireworks, Inc., filed suit against the State Fire Marshal to prevent collection of certain fees imposed on sellers of fireworks in Indiana. Celebration did not first appeal the assessment of these fees to the appropriate state agency before going to court. Indiana law required Celebration to do so, and because Celebration did not first exhaust its administrative remedies, the trial court had no subject matter jurisdiction to hear Celebration's lawsuit.
Background
In Indiana, fireworks may be sold under specific circumstances depending upon their classification.…
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