DEPT. OF LOCAL GOVERN. FINANCE v. GRIFFIN

No. 49S10-0209-TA-489.

784 N.E.2d 448 (2003)

DEPARTMENT OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT FINANCE, Appellant (Respondent Below), v. Michael GRIFFIN and Lake County, Appellees (Petitioners Below).

Supreme Court of Indiana.

March 5, 2003.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Steve Carter, Attorney General of Indiana, Frances Barrow, Deputy Attorney General, Indianapolis, IN, Attorneys for Appellant.

Gerald M. Bishop, John S. Dull, Edward R. Hall, Merrillville, IN, Julia Blackwell Gelinas, Thomas Wheeler, II, Indianapolis, IN, Attorneys for Appellee.

Timothy Kennedy, Angela Smith, Hall, Render, Killian, Heath & Lyman, P.S.C., Indianapolis, IN, Attorneys for Amicus Curiae.


SHEPARD, Chief Justice.

Michael Griffin requested a tax refund of the real property taxes he paid toward Hospital Care for the Indigent for the 1996-1998 tax years. It was denied. Griffin appealed to the Indiana Tax Court, claiming among other things that the tax violates Article 10, § 1 of the Indiana Constitution. The Tax Court agreed. It is apparent that the system devised by the legislature protects local taxpayers...

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