Legal Opinion
COMMON COUNCIL, ETC. v. High Meadows, Inc.
Indiana Court of Appeals
Decided May 23, 1977No. 3-1074A173APublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGarrard, J.
The City of Crown Point by its Ordinance No. 828-sought to increase the fees charged for a permit to connect to the city’s sanitary sewer system. Under the ordinance' the fee for a single family residence would be $500; and for an apartment building, $500 plus $200 for each unit after, one. ' .. •
Appellees (landowners) challenged the ordinance. The trial court sustained the challenge finding that the fees “are substantially in excess of and bear no relation to the actual *139cost incurred ... in issuing permits and inspecting- compléted' sewer connections on existing sewer mains.” Admittedly this…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Martin v. Ben Davis Conservancy DistrictIndiana Supreme Court · 1958
- Adams v. City of ShelbyvilleIndiana Supreme Court · 1900
- Lutz, Atty.-Gen. v. Arnold, Atty. Tr.Indiana Supreme Court · 1935
- Brandel v. City of LawrenceburgIndiana Supreme Court · 1967
- Indiano v. City of IndianapolisIndiana Court of Appeals · 1971
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Loomis v. City of HaileyIdaho Supreme Court · 1991
- Taylor v. Fall Creek Regional Waste DistrictIndiana Court of Appeals · 1998
- City of Portage v. HarringtonIndiana Court of Appeals · 1992
- Northern Indiana Coin Operators Ass'n v. Civil City of South BendIndiana Court of Appeals · 1985
- COMMON COUNCIL, ETC. v. High Meadows, Inc.Indiana Court of Appeals · 1977
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