City of East Chicago v. the E.B. Lanman Co.

The appellee filed a petition in the Cir cuit Court of Lake County praying for the vacation of a portion of McCook Avenue in the city of East Chicago. The petition was filed pursuant to Chapter 279 of the Acts of 1907 of the General Assembly of the State of Indiana. Sections 48-901 to 48-915, inclusive, Burns’ Ind. St. 1933, §§12476 to 12488 and 11999 Baldwin’s Ind. St. 1934. It alleges facts required by Section 48-903 Burns 1933 (§12479 Baldwin’s 1934), supra.

After certain motions and a demurrer had been filed to the petition and overruled by the court, the appellants filed a remonstrance to…