§ 32-33-2-7 — Undertaking discharging attachment

Indiana § 32-33-2-7

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Title 32: PROPERTY
• Art. 33: LIENS ON PERSONAL PROPERTY
• Ch. 2: Boats and Other Watercraft Liens

Text

(a) If the defendant master, owner, or
consignee, before final judgment, gives a written undertaking payable
to the plaintiff, with surety to be approved by the clerk or sheriff, to the
effect that the defendant will perform the judgment of the court, the
attachment shall be discharged and restitution made of the boat, vessel,
or other watercraft.
(b) A person who executes a written undertaking under subsection
(a) shall, by order of the court, be made a defendant in the action
instead of the boat, vessel, or other watercraft, and the action shall
proceed to final judgment as in ordinary actions in personam. If a
recovery is had by any of the plaintiffs, judgment shall be rendered
against all defendants for the sum recovered.
[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-8-22-7.]

Legislative History

As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.18.