Legal Opinion
City of Hobart v. Town of Merrillville
Indiana Court of Appeals
Decided March 20, 1980No. 3-1178A303PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CHIPMAN, Judge.
This is a suit for declaratory and injunc-tive relief by the City of Hobart against the Town of Merrillville. The City sought to have declared void the Town’s Ordinance No. 74-18 which purported to annex certain real property located near the City of Hobart. Landowners in the annexed area were permitted to intervene. The trial court granted summary judgment in favor of the Town and Intervenors and the City appealed. We reverse.
The key to this case centers on the proper interpretation and application of Ind.Code 18-5-10-31. The City claims § 31 required the Town to obtain the…
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