Legal Opinion

City of Gary v. Gary Oakhill Cemetery Ass'n

Indiana Supreme Court

Decided June 29, 1917No. 23,135PublishedCited by 11 opinions

From Porter Circuit Court; H. H. Loring, Judge. Action by the Gary Oakhill Cemetery Association against the city of Gary and another. From a judgment for plaintiff, the defendants appeal.

1Opinion of the CourtMyers, J.

On February 8, 1909, appellee was incorporated under the laws of Indiana for pecuniary profit (Acts 1901 p. 289, §4286 Burns 1914), and now owns certain real estate in the city of Gary, Indiana, which it alleges has been platted into burial lots and dedicated to'cemetery purposes. In 1912, appellant, city of Gary, a city of the fourth class, through its board of public works, created a sewer district, which included appellee’s real estate; and pursuant to the statute in force April 15, 1905 (Acts 1905 p. 219, 302, §8722 Burns 1914), it established a sewer therein, which, under a contract with…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. State v. BarrettIndiana Supreme Court · 1909
  2. City of Indianapolis v. Grand MasterIndiana Supreme Court · 1865
  3. Buffalo City Cemetery v. . City of BuffaloNew York Court of Appeals · 1871
  4. Orr v. BakerIndiana Supreme Court · 1853
  5. Southern Pac. Co. v. BartineU.S. Circuit Court for the District of Nevada · 1909

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3Cited by11 opinions

  1. Board of Commissioners v. MillikanIndiana Supreme Court · 1934
  2. McDaniels v. McDanielsIndiana Court of Appeals · 1945
  3. Hollywood Cemetery Assn. v. PowellCalifornia Supreme Court · 1930
  4. Mayor v. Riverview Cemetery Co.Superior Court of Delaware · 1937
  5. Cooprider v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1941

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