Lake Central School Corp. v. Hawk Development Corp.

Implicit in the majority's opinion is the assumption that because the Lis Pendens *1091Act of 1877 pre-dated passage of the Eminent Domain Act of 1905, the provision of the latter, which stated that the filing of the condemnation complaint constituted notice to all subsequent purchasers and other interest holders, created an exception to the notice requirements of the Lis Pendens Act. I disagree.

The power of eminent domain has been governed by statute since territorial days. See Louis L. Hegyi, Note, Eminent Domain in Indiana: 1816-1865, 54 Ind. L.J. 427 (1979). Therefore it cannot be reliably…