Indiana Code 34-24-4-7. Joinder of parties and actions
(1) each plaintiff‘s respective actions have at least one (1) place of illegal drug activity in common; and
Terms Used In Indiana Code 34-24-4-7
- 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
- Liabilities: The aggregate of all debts and other legal obligations of a particular person or legal entity.
- Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
(b) Two (2) or more persons may be joined in one (1) action under this chapter (or IC 34-1-70 before its repeal) as defendants if all the persons may be liable to at least one (1) plaintiff.
(c) A plaintiff does not have to be interested in obtaining and a defendant does not have to be interested in defending against all relief demanded under this chapter. Judgment may be given:
(1) for one (1) or more plaintiffs according to each plaintiff’s respective rights to relief; and
(2) against one (1) or more defendants according to each defendant’s respective liabilities.
[Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 34-1-70-14.]
As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.19.