TIPPECANOE COUNTY v. INDIANA MFRS. ASS'N

No. 79S02-0202-CV-118.

784 N.E.2d 463 (2003)

TIPPECANOE COUNTY, et al., Appellants (Defendants), v. INDIANA MANUFACTURER'S ASSOCIATION, et al., Appellees (Plaintiffs).

Supreme Court of Indiana.

March 6, 2003.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas H. Busch, David W. Luhman, Hoffman, Luhman & Busch, P.C., Lafayette, IN, Mark J. Colucci, Kroger, Gardis & Regas, LLP, Indianapolis, IN, Attorneys for Appellant.

Brian P. Popp, Laszlo & Popp, P.C., Merrillville, IN, Attorney for Amicus Curiae.

Thomas M. Atherton, Offer Korin, G. John Cento, Katz & Korin, P.C., Indianapolis, IN, Attorneys for Appellee.


SHEPARD, Chief Justice.

Certain taxpayers challenged Tippecanoe County's authority to hire a firm on a commission basis to audit personal property returns. The trial court held that the County lacked authority to take this action, that the arrangement violated confidentiality statutes, and that the contingency fee was impermissible. We reverse.

Facts and Procedural History

Indiana businesses self-report their taxable personal property annually. Such...

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