Legal Opinion
Hughes v. City of Gary
Indiana Supreme Court
Decided January 12, 2001No. 45S00-0011-CV-636PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SHEPARD, Chief Justice.
Two members of the Gary city council appeal a trial court order that they post a $2.35 million bond or face dismissal of their lawsuit challenging the approval of funding for a $47 million public improvement project. We affirm the order to post bond and subsequent dismissal of the lawsuit.
Facts and Procedural History
Plaintiffs Charles Hughes and Alex Cherry are two of nine members of the Gary Common Council. On June 20, 2000, the Council considered a proposal that would pledge about one-third of the City’s riverboat casino gaming revenues over the next four years as…
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