TOWN OF BROWNSBURG, INDIANA v. FIGHT AGAINST BROWNSBURG ANNEXATION

── TOWN OF BROWNSBURG, INDIANA v. FIGHT AGAINST BROWNSBURG ANNEXATION ── Case No.: 19S-PL-00342 Court: Indiana Supreme Court Date: June 05, 2019 Author: Justice Geoffrey Slaughter County of Origin: Hendricks Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed In this municipal-annexation case, we hold that a trial court hearing a remonstrance proceeding on judicial review must consider the evidence submitted by both the municipality and the remonstrators. The trial court need not defer to either the municipality’s own evidence supporting the annexation or its determination that it met the statutory requirements. Whether the annexation was lawful is a legal question for the trial court.