Sec. 1. (a) When the fence rails or other property of a person in Indiana are removed by high water and lodged upon the real property of another person, the owner of the fence rails or other property may proceed, within sixty (60) days after the fence rails or other property are lodged, upon the real property on which the fence rails or other property are lodged.

     (b) If the owner of the real property refuses to deliver up the fence rails or other property, the parties shall each select an arbitrator, who shall examine or hear evidence upon all the circumstances and facts and determine the case.

Terms Used In Indiana Code 32-26-8-1

  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Property: includes personal and real property. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
  • real property: include lands, tenements, and hereditaments. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
  • Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
     (c) If the arbitrators selected under subsection (b) cannot agree, the arbitrators shall select an umpire. The decision of a majority of the arbitrators and the umpire is final.

[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-10-8-1.]

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