Sec. 2. (a) This section applies to actions for money demands on
contract, commenced in the circuit or superior courts.
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Terms Used In Indiana Code 34-52-1-2
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- 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
- Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
(c) Except as provided in subsection (d), if the judgment is reduced below fifty dollars ($50) by proof of payments, the defendant shall recover costs.
(d) If one (1) or more defendants, necessary to a full determination of the cause:
(1) are nonresidents of the county in which the suit is brought but are residents of the state of Indiana; and
(2) have been served with process in the action;
the plaintiff shall recover costs even though the judgment recovered by plaintiff is less than fifty dollars ($50).
[Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 34-1-32-2.]
As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.48.
