Terms Used In Indiana Code 34-25-3-11

  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
  • Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
  • Sheriff: means the sheriff of the county or another person authorized to perform sheriff's duties. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
   Sec. 11. A garnishee may pay money the garnishee owes to the defendant to the sheriff or into court and is discharged from liability to the defendant for the amount of money paid to the sheriff or into court that does not exceed the plaintiff‘s claim.

[Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 34-1-11-29.]

As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.20.