WPC  }@T*am3ʁ|Px1&fP$hBFl%""K^fbA[o͋z.™"\ T_|ZTӶ(_1C&Ο|/80UBتP~aJ=Xyl0lw`xjn(ĹijZDM-!ߋ.B/'tk枵:,xꩠB7JYcT1?׏/ DwBՠh N2 YJ- jx#odc@Z1s-=J SZU!ϡD@aCwDid[*!{"`5/g9]ElH39 af\if_\w6:3-s#|w5T7bB̥ }E+xF֟&_Z=5n7e/>MU"# UN %5 0r;UNw@4;Od^U> F F N EV X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X Bn 0 0 IBM Network Printer 12 PCLIBMPCL,,,,,,0 (hH  Z 6Times New Roman RegularX(J$X XXXX(X   (9 Z 6Times New Roman Regular DDRDU V}z6&, 3|x Z !e$XxXXX%XXx  &z &%  1    ݀CityofFortWayneistheonlycasetodirectlyaddresswhetherpeopleorparcelsshouldbecountedto  determineamajorityforremonstrancepurposes.Othercaseshavereferencedeitherpeopleorparcelsaspertinenttothedeterminationofamajority,albeitwithoutdiscussion.Doanv.CityofFortWayne,253Ind. \ 131,252N.E.2d415(Ind.1969)reh.denied,(majorityofparcels);Sonsv.CityofCrownPoint,691N.E.2d 2 1237(Ind.Ct.App.1998)(majorityoflandowners);Petercheffv.CityofIndianapolis,242Ind.490,178 X N.E.2d746(1962)(majorityoflandowners).(( 9Z &Courier RegularC:\OFFICE\WPWIN\TEMPLATE\SETUP.WPT    d("8$&O&RuP  0  uP&R&O(3e$ !X1gXXXXX1g   &ڄ&  0   !XxXXX%XXx   7Xdd7-,XpXX-  R8R%  FORPUBLICATION#%RR8 #   ATTORNEYFORAPPELLANT:  ATTORNEYFORAPPELLEE:  J  GEORGEM.PLEWS    JOHNC.񛀛PARKINSON   J  JEFFREYA.TOWNSEND   CityofTerreHaute  H Indianapolis,Indiana  TerraHaute,Indiana L A) xdE xA L  R8R%@' INTHE k  @ COURTOFAPPEALSOFINDIANA  7   RRRR8 XXR RA) xdTE xA O XxXX XINRE:REMONSTRANCEAPPEALING  ) ^ SPECIALORDINANCENO.68,1997,AS  ) J AMENDED,OFTHECITYOFTERRE  ) 6 HAUTE,INDIANA,  ) "   )LARRYANDSALLYARNOLD,etal  ) z   <,XXpX,XpX<)  AppellantsRemonstrators,  ) R    `   )   ` vs.  )  No.84A049807CV368 *    `   )CITYOFTERREHAUTE,INDIANA,  ) !    `   )  AppelleeDefendant.  ) "Z  XXXXxA) xdE$ xA#XxXX X# $2 @ APPEALFROMTHEVIGOSUPERIORCOURT %=! @ TheHonorableFrankM.Nardi,SpecialJudge@CauseNo.84D019803CP399 ' #  XXXXxA) xdEl) xA#XxXX X # m)!%  @$May27,1(Handdown XXXXx9#XxXX Xb #999Date) x*"' @77OPINIONFORPUBLICATIONSTATON,Judge  /', 7XXdXd7%XXx- X,XXpX-  LarryandSallyArnold,etal.(Remonstrators)appealfromthetrialcourt'sdismissal  oftheirclaimforlackofsubjectmatterjurisdiction.Remonstratorspresentoneissueforourreview,whichwerestateas:whetheraremonstrancepursuanttoInd.Code3643  11(a)(1)(1993)requiressignaturesofamajorityoflandownersorsignaturesoftheownersofamajorityofparcels.  Wereverseandremand.  TheCityofTerreHauteannexed1,715acresoflandinJanuary,1998.AremonstrancewasfiledonMarch4,1998.Atthattime,theremonstratorsrepresentedamajorityoflandownersintheannexedterritory.Theremonstratorsalsoownedamajorityofparcelsintheannexedterritory.  Someoftheremonstratorssubsequentlywithdrewfromtheremonstrance,whichreducedthenumberofremonstratorssuchthatamajorityoflandownersstillremained(31of58landowners),butthoseremaininglandownersnolongerownedamajorityofparcelsintheannexedterritory(50of140parcels).ThetrialcourtinterpretedIC364311(a)(1)torequirethattheremonstratinglandownersownamajorityofparcelsintheannexedterritoryand,thus,dismissedtheremonstrance.  RemonstratorscontendthatthetrialcourtmisinterpretedIC364311.Specifically,Remonstratorsarguethatthestatuterequiresamajorityofactuallandowners,regardlessofhowmanyparcelseachowns.Weagree.Astatuteshouldbeconstruedsoastoascertainandgiveeffecttotheintentionofthelegislatureasexpressedinthestatute.Insodoing,theobjectsandpurposesofthestatuteinquestionmustbeconsideredaswellastheeffectand ,(( consequencesofsuchinterpretation.Statev.WindyCityFireworks,Inc.,600N.E.2d555,  558(Ind.Ct.App.1992),adoptedontransfer,608N.E.2d699(Ind.1993).When  interpretingthewordsofasinglesectionofastatute,thiscourtmustconstruethemwithdueregardforallothersectionsoftheactandwithregardforthelegislativeintenttocarryoutthespiritandpurposeoftheact.Detterlinev.Bonaventura,465N.E.2d215,218(Ind.Ct.   App.1984),trans.denied.Wepresumethatthelegislatureintendeditslanguagetobe   appliedinalogicalmannerconsistentwiththestatute'sunderlyingpolicyandgoals.Id.We   presumewordsappearinginthestatutewereintendedtohavemeaning,andweendeavortogivethosewordstheirplainandordinarymeaningabsentaclearlymanifestedpurposetodootherwise.IndianaDept.ofHumanServicesv.Firth,590N.E.2d154,157(Ind.Ct.App.  1992),trans.denied.    IC364311reads,inpertinentpart:8  (a)Wheneverterritoryisannexedbyamunicipalityunderthischapter,theannexationmaybeappealedbyfilingwiththecircuitorsuperiorcourtofacountyinwhichtheannexedterritoryislocatedawrittenremonstrancesignedby:       ` (1)amajorityoftheownersoflandintheannexedterritory;or   ` 8 ` (2)theownersofmorethanseventyfivepercent(75%)inassessed @  @ π񀛀valuationofthelandintheannexedterritory.  $ ` `  8        8 @ * @  @  @  @  @ * @  @  @  @ * @   8  (b)Onreceiptoftheremonstrance,thecourtshalldeterminewhethertheremonstrancehasthenecessarysignatures.Indeterminingthetotalnumberoflandownersoftheannexedterritoryandwhetherthesignersoftheremonstrancearelandowners,thenamesappearingonthetaxduplicateforthat territoryconstituteprimafacieevidenceofownership.Onlyone(1)person ,(( havinganinterestineachsingleproperty,asevidencedbythetaxduplicate,isconsideredalandownerforpurposesofthissection.      Thestatutesays"amajorityoftheownersofland";itdoesnotsay"theownersofamajorityofland."Theplainlanguageofthestatuteindicatesthatthetotalnumberofactuallandownersshouldbeusedtodeterminewhetheramajorityexists,regardlessofhowmanyparcelseachowns.WeacknowledgethatadividedpanelofthisCourthaspreviouslycometotheoppositeconclusion.InCityofFortWaynev.CertainNortheastAnnexationArea   Landowners,564N.E.2d297,298(Ind.Ct.App.1990)reh.denied,trans.denied,the   majoritycitedthefinalsentenceofsubsection(b)toconcludethat"multipleownersofasingleparcelaretobecountedasonlyoneowner.Asingleownerofmultipleparcels,ontheotherhand,countsasanownerforeachparcel."Weagreethatthefinalsentenceofsubsection(b)clearlyevidencesthelegislature'sintentthatmultipleownersofasingleparcelaretobecountedasonlyoneowner.However,wewillnotexpandthemeaningofsubsection(b)togivegreatersaytoremonstratorsundersubsection(a)(1)whoownmultipleparcels.Suchareadingconflictswiththelanguageofsubsection(a)(1).  Too,subsection(a)(2),allows"theownersofmorethanseventyfivepercent(75%)inassessedvaluationofthelandintheannexedterritory"toremonstrate.Thisprovisionisspecificallytailoredtothoselandownerswhoownmoreproperty.AsJudgeGarrardnotedinhisdissenttoCityofFortWayne: '## 8  [Thelegislature]establishedtwobasesuponwhichlandownersmightremonstrate.Underoneavalidremonstrancemightbefiledbytheownersofmorethanseventyfivepercentoftheassessedvaluationinthearearegardlessoftheirnumericalproportionofthetotalnumberoflandownersinthearea.Inthealternative,'amajorityoftheownersoflandintheannexedterritory' -)) werealsotobedeemedsufficienttoremonstrate....[T]heintentofthestatuteistocountanownerasoneremonstratorwhetherheownsasingleparcelortendifferentlots.    ̜564N.E.2dat299.ConstruingIC364311(a)(1)torequiretheownersofamajorityofparcelstosignaremonstrancegivesmultipropertiedlandownersagreatersayinthedecisiontoremonstrateunderbothsubsection(a)(1)andsubsection(a)(2).Wecannotbelievethelegislatureintendedsucharesult.WeholdthateachlandowneriscountedonlyonetimeindeterminingwhetheramajorityexistsforremonstranceunderIC364311(a)(1),regardlessofthenumberofparcelsthepersonowns.   &z &%  1  % &&z    ׀    Wereverseandremand.FRIEDLANDER,J.,concurs.BAILEY,J.,dissentswithseparateopinion.   ` 7XXdXXd7OYA) xdME_ xA  R8R% `  INTHECOURTOFAPPEALSOFINDIANA    OY    <*A) xdE xA RRRR8# R RK*# XX  O #XxXX XQ+#XՉXXX6" ,X` X%XX6INRE:REMONSTRANCEAPPEALING) ^ SPECIALORDINANCENO.68,1997,AS  ) J  AMENDED,OFTHECITYOFTERREHAUTE,  ) 6  INDIANA, `   ) "     `   )   `   )LARRYANDSALLYARNOLD,etal.  ) F     `   )  AppellantsRemonstrators,  )     `   )   ` vs.  )  No.84A049807CV368     `   )OY    CITYOFTERREHAUTE,INDIANA,  ) n    `   )  AppelleeDefendant.  ) F A) xdE} xA ~  BAILEY,Judge , dissenting,  u! 6 X ,X` X%X6#%XXx+#!<XXՉ  Irespectfullydissent.IagreewiththemajorityopinioninCityofFortWaynev. =$ CertainNortheastAnnexationAreaLandowners,564N.E.2d297(Ind.Ct.App.1990),trans. =&  denied(Garrard,J.,dissenting),whichheldthatmultipleownersofasingleparcelaretobe =(" countedasonlyoneowner,whereasasingleownerofmultipleparcelscountsasanownerforeachparcel.Id.at298.Accordingly,becausetheremonstratinglandownersnolonger =,"& OY`    OY`   ownamajorityofparcelsintheannexedterritory,Iwouldaffirmthetrialcourtsdismissaloftheremonstrance.