The City of South Bend, Indiana v. Victor C. Cao, et al.

── The City of South Bend, Indiana v. Victor C. Cao, et al. ── Case No.: 23A-PL-02819 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: August 08, 2025 Author: Judge Melissa May County of Origin: St. Joseph Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed in Part, Remanded in Part Judge DeBoer concurs. Judge Vaidik concurs in part/dissents in part Prior to 1999, a single company owned the land and warehouses located on adjacent properties at 1000 West Sample Street and 1008 West Sample Street in South Bend. To provide fire-protection water to the warehouses on both properties, a single private underground water line (hereinafter “private fire line”) 2 was connected to a public water main located south of the properties along Kerr Street.