Legal Opinion
Town of Fortville v. Certain Fortville Annexation Territory Landowners
Indiana Supreme Court
Decided April 28, 2016No. 30S01-1510-MI-626PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
On Petition To Transfer from the Indiana Court of Appeals, No. 30A01-1410-MI-442
RUCKER, Justice.
In this involuntary annexation case the trial court determined, after a bench trial, that a statutory requirement for annexation had not been met. Because the trial court’s judgment is not clearly erroneous, we affirm.
Facts and PROCEDURAL History
On March 28, 2013 the Town of Fortville (“Fortville”) adopted Resolution 2013-3A proposing to annex 5,944 acres of land adjacent to the municipality. In July 2014, following notice and public hearings, Fort-ville adopted Ordinance 2013-3A and Resolution…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Yanoff v. MuncyIndiana Supreme Court · 1997
- City of Carmel v. SteeleIndiana Supreme Court · 2007
- Chidester v. City of HobartIndiana Supreme Court · 1994
- Bradley v. City of New CastleIndiana Supreme Court · 2002
- Rogers v. Municipal City of ElkhartIndiana Supreme Court · 1997
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3Cited by14 opinions
- Town of Brownsburg, Indiana v. Fight Against Brownsburg AnnexationIndiana Supreme Court · 2019
- Indiana Department of Child Services v. J.D., R.B.Indiana Court of Appeals · 2017
- Town of Brownsburg, Indiana, Town Council of Brownsburg, Indiana, and Jeanette M. Brickler v. Fight Against Brownsburg AnnexationIndiana Court of Appeals · 2018
- Town of Cedar Lake, Indiana v. Certain Cedar Lake 2014 Annexation Territory LandownersIndiana Court of Appeals · 2017
- City of Bloomington, Monroe County, Indiana v. County Residents Against Annexation, Inc., an Indiana not for profit corporationIndiana Court of Appeals · 2025
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