Indiana § 34-51-2-4 - Defendant as single party
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§ 34-51-2-4. Defendant as single party
Sec. 4. For purposes of sections 6 through 10 of this chapter, a defendant may be treated along with another defendant as a single party where recovery is sought against that defendant not based upon the defendant's own alleged act or omission but upon the defendant's relationship to the other defendant.
[Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 34-4-33-2(b).]
As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.47.
Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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