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Terms Used In Indiana Code 32-23-12-12
coal land: means the coal estate in land that contains coal and is subject to a vested interest by a plaintiff, under this chapter, to the coal lying within the land. See Indiana Code 32-23-12-2
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
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.
Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC
Litigation: A case, controversy, or lawsuit. Participants (plaintiffs and defendants) in lawsuits are called litigants.
Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.
(2) refuses or is unable to act;
the circuit or superior court shall, upon either the court’s motion or the motion of a plaintiff, appoint a successor trustee.
(b) After the entry of the initial judgment authorizing a lease, all subsequent proceedings pertaining to the coal land and the coal interest involved in the initial litigation, including subsequent leasing proceedings or proceedings by the trustee requesting authority to execute and deliver additional documents pertaining to a coal lease, must be commenced in the same court as the proceedings for the initial lease. The acting trustee at the time of any subsequent proceedings shall act as the trustee in the subsequent proceedings. The circuit or superior court retains continuing jurisdiction over any subsequent proceedings.
