Lambert v. Smith, State Fire Marshal

At all the times here involved the appellant was the owner of a house and lot in the city of Gary. On December 10, 1935, the chief of the Gary Fire Department, acting for the State Fire Marshal, ordered the removal of said house on the ground that it was a fire hazard because of its age and dilapidated condition and its proximity to other property. The State Fire Marshal confirmed the order on February 26, 1936. The appellant took an appeal from the order to the Lake Circuit Court, which sustained the order of the Fire Marshal, and entered judgment against the appellant on May 5, 1939.…