City of Hammond, Lake County v. NID CORP.

CONOVER, Judge.

The City of Hammond appeals the granting of a preliminary injunction against enforcement of its latest ordinance dealing with the sale of fireworks.

We modify the trial court’s order, and affirm it, as modified.

ISSUES

This appeal presents the following issues:

1) whether the plaintiffs, Morris Victor and N.I.D. Co., Inc., were properly joined as plaintiffs subsequent to the entry of judgments in these cases,

2) whether the burden of proof ever shifted to Hammond during the preliminary injunction hearing,

3) whether the trial court’s findings of fact are supported by substantial…