Legal Opinion
Dible v. City of Lafayette
Indiana Supreme Court
Decided June 9, 1999No. 79S02-9710-CV-619PublishedCited by 42 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ON PETITION TO TRANSFER
SULLIVAN, Justice.
Leonard and Barbara Dible sought declaratory and injunctive relief requiring the City of Lafayette to remove sewage and drainage structures it built on a City easement on the Dibles’ property. The trial court granted summary judgment in favor of the City. The Court of Appeals reversed, holding the Dibles were entitled to pursue their claim as a public lawsuit. We conclude that if the Dibles are entitled to any relief, it is for inverse condemnation.
Background
In 1971, Leonard and Barbara Dible purchased a residential lot in Tippecanoe County to build a…
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