Viewers; appointment and qualifications
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case In re the Change to the Established Water Level of Lake of the Woods (2005)
Most recently applied in In re the Change to the Established Water Level of Lake of the Woods (February 2005)
As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.19.
Sec. 9. On the day set for the hearing on the form of a petition, the court shall appoint two (2) viewers who shall, with the viewers designated under section 8 of this chapter, pass upon the project as set out. The two (2) viewers appointed by the court:
(1) must be reputable freeholders;
(2) may not be qualified to sign the petitions;
(3) may not be related to an affected landowner; and
(4) must be residents of a county in which the lake lies.
Official source: Indiana General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Indiana statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.