Beta Steel Corp. v. Porter County

OPINION

BAKER, Judge.

Appellant-defendant Beta Steel Corporation (Beta Steel) brings this interlocutory appeal from the trial court’s order denying its motion for judgment on the pleadings. Specifically, Beta Steel contends that the trial court should have entered judgment in its favor and against appellee-plaintiff Porter County because the county lacked jurisdiction to enforce the provisions of an ordinance against Beta Steel.

*981 FACTS

Beta Steel is a corporate resident of the city of Portage, Indiana, which is located in Porter County. On March 5, 1990, the Porter County Board Of Commissioners…