State v. Hicks

SHIELDS, Judge.

The condemnor-appellant, the State of Indiana (State) appeals three separate orders of the White Circuit Court awarding to the condemnees-appellees, Carl D. Hicks, Delores Hicks and Larry Hicks (referred to jointly as “Hicks”) their attorneys’ fees and extraordinary litigation expenses (which includes incidental expenses such as lodging, mileage, change of venue fees and witness fees, hereinafter referred to as “expenses”) incurred by the Hicks by reason of the obdurate behavior of the State’s employees.

The following facts are relevant to the issue presented in this…