Legal Opinion
Town Council of New Harmony v. Parker
Indiana Supreme Court
Decided April 18, 2000No. 87S01-9911-CV-673PublishedCited by 46 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SHEPARD, Chief Justice.
Shirley Parker owns land that Robert Dale Owen and Richard Owen added to the Town of New Harmony during the nineteenth century. It was undeveloped ground on the edge of town then, and it still is. Parker wishes to sell or develop her land, and she sued the Town seeking installation of various utilities at the Town’s expense. The trial court held that the absence of these utilities constituted a taking of Parker’s land. It was not.
Facts and Procedural History
In 1871, some subdivided land called Richard Owens’ Addition to New Harmony (“the Addition”) was platted and…
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