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MURRAY v. CITY OF LAWRENCEBURG

No. 15S04-0907-CV-310.

925 N.E.2d 728 (2010)

Gloria A. MURRAY, et al., Appellants (Plaintiffs below), v. CITY OF LAWRENCEBURG, et al., Appellees (Defendants below).

Supreme Court of Indiana.

April 20, 2010.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Douglas R. Denmure, Aurora, IN, Attorney for Appellants.

Joseph W. Votaw, III, Lawrenceburg, IN, Attorney for Appellee, City of Lawrenceburg.

Richard A. Butler, Lawrenceburg, IN, Attorney for Appellee, Lawrenceburg Conservancy District.

Peter J. Rusthoven, Jan M. Carroll, E. Timothy DeLaney, Indianapolis, IN, Attorneys for Appellee, Indiana Gaming, L.P.

On Petition to Transfer from the Indiana Court of Appeals, No. 15A04-0803-CV-122.

BOEHM, Justice.

We hold that inverse condemnation is the sole remedy for a governmental act that purports to exercise all rights of ownership over a parcel of land. We also hold that the six year statute of limitations for trespass applies to such a claim. As a result, the statute of limitations bars the plaintiffs' suit in 2005 seeking to claim ownership of land leased in...

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