Legal Opinion
Finke v. Northern Indiana Public Service Co.
Indiana Court of Appeals
Decided April 8, 2008No. 45A03-0707-CV-324PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
FRIEDLANDER, Judge.
William and Ruth Finke appeal an entry of summary judgment in favor of Northern Indiana Public Service Company (NIP-SCO) and the Town of Highland (Highland) on the basis that the Finkes’ claim is barred by res judicata in this quiet title action involving a tract of land that was formerly part of a railroad corridor, since abandoned. The Finkes present several issues for review but we address only one, which we deem to be dispositive. That issue is: Is the Finkes’ quiet title action barred by res judicata?
We affirm.
Viewed in a light most favorable to the Finkes, the…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Perry v. Gulf Stream Coach, Inc.Indiana Court of Appeals · 2007
- Hammond Pure Ice & Coal Co. v. HeitmanIndiana Supreme Court · 1943
- Finke v. Northern Indiana Public Service Co.Indiana Court of Appeals · 2007
- Old Romney Development Co. v. Tippecanoe CountyIndiana Court of Appeals · 2004
- Smith v. Lake CountyIndiana Court of Appeals · 2007
3Cited by2 opinions
- Ernestine Waldon, Christine Hampshire, and Vergie Small v. Donna Wilkins, MD, Joshua Williams, and Rodney Barber, and Carl Barber, Jr.Indiana Court of Appeals · 2013
- In the Matter of Custody of: L.T. and A.B., minor children, R.L. and P.L. v. A.B. and R.B.Indiana Court of Appeals · 2013