Sec. 2. (a) This section does not apply to judgments and awards arising out of actions between municipalities or in which the state may have an interest.

     (b) Execution may not be made upon a judgment or award of a court or board against real or personal property owned by a city or town, or on the interest of a city or town in such property.

Terms Used In Indiana Code 34-55-12-2

  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Injunction: An order of the court prohibiting (or compelling) the performance of a specific act to prevent irreparable damage or injury.
  • 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
  • Property: includes personal and real property. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
  • Tort: A civil wrong or breach of a duty to another person, as outlined by law. A very common tort is negligent operation of a motor vehicle that results in property damage and personal injury in an automobile accident.
     (c) A mandate or injunction may not be issued by a court against a city or town or the officers of a city or town concerning a judgment or award unless the judgment or award arises from or out of an action in tort or on an express contract.

[Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 34-4-16.4-2.]

As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.51.