Austin Lakes Joint Venture v. Avon Utilities, Inc.

ON PETITION TO TRANSFER

SULLIVAN, Justice.

To what extent do the administrative law doctrines of "exhaustion of remedies" and "primary jurisdiction" affect a trial court's subject matter jurisdiction over complaints involving issues arguably within the jurisdiction of administrative or regulatory agencies? We resolve this question in accordance with the analysis of Judge Robertson of the Court of Appeals, both in this case, Austin Lakes Joint Venture v. Avon Utils, Inc. (1993), Ind.App., 622 N.E.2d 970, and another recent case, South Eastern Indiana Natural Gas Co. v. Ingram (1993), Ind.App.,…