Indiana Code 25-14-1-15. Attorney’s fees
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Terms Used In Indiana Code 25-14-1-15
- Attorney: includes a counselor or other person authorized to appear and represent a party in an action or special proceeding. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
- Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
- Judgment: means all final orders, decrees, and determinations in an action and all orders upon which executions may issue. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
- Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
Sec. 15. If judgment is rendered in favor of the plaintiff in any action brought under the provisions of this chapter, the court rendering the judgment shall also render judgment for reasonable attorney‘s fees in the action in favor of the plaintiff and against the defendant, and when collected the fees shall be paid to the attorney or the attorneys of the plaintiff and if paid to the attorney general or to any prosecuting attorney shall be additional to any compensation otherwise allowed by law.
Formerly: Acts 1913, c.138, s.12b; Acts 1931, c.169, s.7. As amended by Acts 1982, P.L.154, SEC.49; P.L.103-2011, SEC.19.