Court Opinion

ID: 9527726
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-07 03:33:28.700838+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T13:26:07.279116
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ON PETITION FOR REHEARING
The Town of Schererville petitions for rehearing in Scheub v. Town of Schererville (1993), Ind.App., 617 N.E.2d 585. We hereby grant the petition for the sole purpose of clarifying our holding in this case.
In his complaint, Gerry Scheub alleged that defendants (Town of Schererville and Clarence Kuhn, Clerk Treasurer) 1) failed to follow applicable law in entering the lease with NIPSCO, making the lease with NIPSCO void; 2) violated the Open Door Law; and 3) illegally hired an attorney to represent it in negotiations with NIPSCO. The trial court entered summary judgment in favor of defendants on all three counts. The only issue raised on appeal and addressed by this court was whether the lease was void. This court found that the lease was indeed void and reversed the trial court on this issue. However, because the entry of summary judgment in favor of the Town on the second and third counts-violation of the Open Door Law and illegally hiring an attorney-was not appealed, the trial court's decision on these two counts is affirmed.
In all other respects, Town's petition for rehearing is denied.
SHARPNACK, C.J. and ROBERTSON, J., concur.