Legal Opinion

City of South Bend v. Brooksfield Farm

Indiana Court of Appeals

Decided March 30, 1981No. 3-780A205PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

STATON, Judge.

Brooksfield Farm (Farm) filed a declaratory judgment action seeking the invalidation of an assessment, made by the City of South Bend (City), for the construction of a sewer system. The Farm alleged that the proceeding, with respect to the method of determination of the assessment, was defective in that it did not comply with the requirements of IC 1971, 19-2-7-1 et seq. After the City had failed to file any responsive pleading within 20 days and had neglected to appear at the appointed time for the hearing, the court granted a judgment by default. It declared the assessment in…

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2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Dortch v. LugarIndiana Supreme Court · 1971
  2. Mann v. CITY OF TERRE HAUTEIndiana Supreme Court · 1960
  3. Gleason v. Real Estate CommissionIndiana Court of Appeals · 1973
  4. Hubenthal v. CrainIndiana Supreme Court · 1959
  5. Indiano v. City of IndianapolisIndiana Court of Appeals · 1971

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3Cited by8 opinions

  1. State Ex Rel. Indiana State Board of Dental Examiners v. JuddIndiana Court of Appeals · 1990
  2. Indiana Department of Highways v. DixonIndiana Supreme Court · 1989
  3. Duke's GMC, Inc. v. ErskineIndiana Court of Appeals · 1983
  4. Indiana Waste Systems, Inc. v. County of PorterDistrict Court, N.D. Indiana · 1992
  5. Indiana State Board of Health Facility Administrators v. WernerIndiana Court of Appeals · 2006

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