Indiana Land Trust #3082, et al. v. Hammond Redevelopment Commission, et al.

── Indiana Land Trust #3082, et al. v. Hammond Redevelopment Commission, et al. ── Case No.: 25S-PL-00141 Court: Indiana Supreme Court Date: February 24, 2026 Author: Justice Christopher Goff County of Origin: Lake Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Omar and Haitham Abuzir are beneficiaries of Indiana Land Trust #3082 (collectively, the Landowners). The trust owns property at 1318– 1320 Indianapolis Boulevard (the Property) in the City of Hammond on which Omar and Haitham operate a fireworks and tobacco retail business. In January 2018, the Hammond Redevelopment Commission (or HRC) offered to buy the Property for $394,500, purportedly to develop a public street connecting residents of a local neighborhood to an adjacent road. Landowners...