Terms Used In Indiana Code 32-26-1-23

  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
   Sec. 23. A person may not throw down the common fence. A person who throws down a common fence shall pay to the association at least five dollars ($5) but not more than twenty dollars ($20), recoverable before any court with jurisdiction. A person who throws down a common fence is liable for all damages that accrue because of the person’s actions. Damages are recoverable under this subsection in the same manner as a forfeiture.

[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-10-1-23.]

As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.11.