Indiana Transportation Museum Sues Hamilton County Officials

NOBLESVILLE, IN — The Indiana Transportation Museum has filed two lawsuits against Hamilton County government officials, in which one is aimed at Noblesville claiming the city is rushing to evict the museum by June 1 in efforts to take equipment. According to The Indiana Lawyer, the Forest Park museum filed the lawsuit against the city and the Hoosier Heritage Port Authority in Hamilton Circuit Court in hopes of getting a temporary restraining order against city officials. The news report says the deadline was given after the city decided it wouldn't renew its lease with the Indiana Transportation Museum.

Now, the museum is requesting 18 months to two years for the safe removal and preservation of its equipment.

The Indiana Lawyer said a second lawsuit was filed Friday against Noblesville, Fishers, Hamilton County and individual government officials and alleges several actions the museum claims the governments took against the museum including breach of contract, defamation, slander, restraint of trade and tortious interference.

The lawsuits follow years of fighting between the governments that own the track, the port authority that manages the rail, and the transportation museum.

>>See that history and more details from the lawsuits via The Indiana Lawyer

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