Terms Used In Indiana Code 8-1-2-53

  • Answer: The formal written statement by a defendant responding to a civil complaint and setting forth the grounds for defense.
  • Commission: as used in this chapter , means the commission created by IC 8-1-1-2. See Indiana Code 8-1-2-1
  • Property: includes personal and real property. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
  • public utility: as used in this chapter , means every corporation, company, partnership, limited liability company, individual, association of individuals, their lessees, trustees, or receivers appointed by a court, that may own, operate, manage, or control any plant or equipment within the state for the:

    Indiana Code 8-1-2-1

  • Utility: as used in this chapter , means every plant or equipment within the state used for:

    Indiana Code 8-1-2-1

  • Verified: when applied to pleadings, means supported by oath or affirmation in writing. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
   Sec. 53. Any public utility receiving from the commission any blanks, with directions to fill the same, shall cause the same to be properly filled out so as to answer fully and correctly each question therein propounded, and, in case it is unable to answer any question, it shall give a good and sufficient reason for such failure, and said answers shall be verified under oath by the president, secretary, superintendent or general manager or person in charge of such public utility and returned to the commission at its office within the period fixed by the commission. Whenever required by the commission, every public utility shall deliver to the commission for examination any or all maps, profiles, contracts, reports of engineer and all documents, books, accounts, papers and records, or copies of any or all of the same, with a complete inventory of all its property in such form as the commission may direct.

Formerly: Acts 1913, c.76, s.56.