Indiana § 34-51-2-13 Inconsistent verdicts

Indiana Statutes

§ 34-51-2-13 — Inconsistent verdicts

Indiana·Title 34 CIVIL LAW AND PROCEDURE·Art. 51 DAMAGES·Ch. 2 Compensatory Damages: Comparative Fault

In actions brought under this chapter (or IC 34-4-33 before its repeal), whenever a jury returns verdicts in which the ultimate amounts awarded are inconsistent with its determinations of total damages and percentages of fault, the trial court shall:

(1)inform the jury of such inconsistencies;

(2)order the jury to resume deliberations to correct the inconsistencies; and

(3)instruct the jury that the jury is at liberty to change any portion or portions of the verdicts to correct the inconsistencies. [Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 34-4-33-9.]

Free access — add to your briefcase to read the full text and ask questions with AI

In actions brought under this chapter (or IC 34-4-33 before its repeal), whenever a jury returns verdicts in which
the ultimate amounts awarded are inconsistent with its determinations
of total damages and percentages of fault, the trial court shall:
(1) inform the jury of such inconsistencies;
(2) order the jury to resume deliberations to correct the
inconsistencies; and
(3) instruct the jury that the jury is at liberty to change any portion
or portions of the verdicts to correct the inconsistencies.
[Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 34-4-33-9.]

Indiana § 34-51-2-13 (Inconsistent verdicts) — published by Counsel Stack Legal Research, free access to 12M+ legal documents.