Legal Opinion
Hatcher v. Board of Commissioners of Lake County
Indiana Court of Appeals
Decided December 29, 1972No. 272A113PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Statement on the Appeal
Staton, J.
A petition to incorporate an area adjacent to Gary, Indiana known as Merrillville was filed by its residents with the Lake County Commissioners. Mayor Richard Gordon Hatcher and the Concerned Citizens of the City of Gary appeared at the hearing on the petition and filed a written remonstrance. The Board of County Commissioners passed the ordinance incorporating Merrillville. A review of their action was sought in the Lake Circuit Court by Mayor Hatcher and the Concerned Citizens of the City of Gary. The Board of County Commisisoners filed a motion to dismiss…
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