Indiana § 34-36-1-1 Submission or argument; opening and closing

Indiana Statutes

§ 34-36-1-1 — Submission or argument; opening and closing

Indiana § 34-36-1-1

Title 34CIVIL LAW AND PROCEDURE

Art. 36JURIES

Ch. 1Trial by Jury

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(a)The parties may either submit or argue a case to the jury.

(b)In the argument, the party with the burden of the issue has the opening and closing. The party who opens must disclose in the opening all the points relied on in the cause. If, in the closing, the party who closes refers to any new point or fact not disclosed in the opening, the adverse party has the right of replying to the new point or fact. The adverse party's reply closes the argument in the case. [Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 34-1-21-1.]

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(a) The parties may either submit or argue a
case to the jury.
(b) In the argument, the party with the burden of the issue has the
opening and closing. The party who opens must disclose in the opening
all the points relied on in the cause. If, in the closing, the party who
closes refers to any new point or fact not disclosed in the opening, the
adverse party has the right of replying to the new point or fact. The
adverse party's reply closes the argument in the case.
[Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 34-1-21-1.]