Sec. 119. In an action for breach of an obligation for which a third person is answerable over pursuant to IC 26-1-3.1 or IC 26-1-4, the defendant may give the third person notice of the litigation in a record, and the person notified may then give similar notice to any other person who is answerable over. If the notice states:

(1) that the person notified may come in and defend; and

Terms Used In Indiana Code 26-1-3.1-119

  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
  • Litigation: A case, controversy, or lawsuit. Participants (plaintiffs and defendants) in lawsuits are called litigants.
  • Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
(2) that failure to do so will bind the person notified in an action later brought by the person giving the notice as to any determination of fact common to the two (2) litigations;

the person notified is so bound unless after reasonable receipt of the notice the person notified does come in and defend.

As added by P.L.222-1993, SEC.5. Amended by P.L.135-2009, SEC.5.