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PROPERTY TAX ASSESSMENT BD. OF APPEALS v. BP AMOCO CORP.

No. 49S10-0309-TA-00400.

820 N.E.2d 1231 (2005)

LAKE COUNTY PROPERTY TAX ASSESSMENT BOARD OF APPEALS, John Matanovich, in his official capacity as North Township Assessor, Peter Benjamin, in his official capacity as Lake County Auditor, Paul G. Karras, in his official capacity as Lake County Assessor, and Peggy Holinga Katona, in her official capacity as Lake County Treasurer, Petitioners (Respondents below), v. BP AMOCO CORPORATION n/k/a BP Products North America, Inc., Respondent (Petitioner below).

Supreme Court of Indiana.

Rehearing Denied April 1, 2005.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Steve Carter, Attorney General of Indiana, David L. Steiner, Deputy Attorney General of Indiana, Nandita G. Shepherd, Department of Local Government Finance, Attorneys for North Township Assessor.

Brian P. Popp, Merrillville, IN, Attorneys for the Lake County Property Tax Assessment Board of Appeals and for the Lake County Assessor.

John S. Dull, Crown Point, IN, Attorney for the Lake County Auditor and Treasurer.

Jeffrey T. Bennett, Hamish S. Cohen, Steven G. Cracraft, Indianapolis, IN, Attorneys for Respondent.

ON PETITION FOR REVIEW.

SULLIVAN, Justice.

In May 1999, an industrial concern filed property tax appeals claiming that the taxes on its Lake County personal property covering the five-year period from 1995 through 1999 were "illegal as a matter of law." The taxpayer's specific claim was that the county had "systematically underassessed property in Lake County to [its] detriment." Indiana law in effect at the time permitted challenges to assessments on this...

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