Wiedenhoft v. City of Michigan City

This litigation has arisen out of a proposed Urban Renewal Project, number R-46, initiated in the City of Michigan City, Indiana. Essentially, the Project will replace a “blighted area” with newly constructed buildings. The appellant seeks to block this Project, and after an unsuccessful hearing on the matter before the Urban Renewal Commission, he appealed to the LaPorte Circuit Court.

During the trial, evidence was elicited which indicated that the appellant was a depositor-stockholder in the Michigan City Loan and Savings Association, but he did not reside in the area; that he owned no…