Common Council of Hammond v. Matonovich

OPINION

STATON, Judge.

The Common Council of the City of Hammond (“Common Council”) and numerous Hammond taxpayers (“Taxpayers”), collectively referred to hereinafter as the “Appellants,” appeal from the trial court’s dismissal of their suit against John Matonovieh, the Assessor of North Township in Lake County. The Appellants raise several issues, one of which is dispositive. We restate it as: whether the Lake Superior Court erred by dismissing Appellants’ lawsuit due to Appellants’ failure to exhaust their administrative remedies.

We affirm.

The facts as alleged in the complaint are that in…