Indiana § 34-27-3-3 - Trial of issues; final judgment

§ 34-27-3-3. Trial of issues; final judgment

Sec. 3. (a) An action for mandate shall stand for trial, and as in other civil actions, the court hearing the action may:

(1) join issues of law and fact;

(2) grant amendments, continuances, and appeals; and

(3) render final judgments.

(b) In actions for mandate, if the finding and judgments are for the plaintiff, the court rendering the final judgment shall grant the plaintiff:

(1) relief the plaintiff is entitled to under the law and facts in the action;

(2) damages, as in actions for false returns; and

(3) costs as the court directs.

[Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 34-1-58-4.]

As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.23.