Indiana Statutes
§ 34-8-1-1 — Purpose of chapter
Indiana § 34-8-1-1
JurisdictionIndiana
Title 34CIVIL LAW AND PROCEDURE
Art. 8RULES OF PROCEDURE
Ch. 1Authority of Courts to Adopt Rules of Procedure
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Ind. Code § 34-8-1-1 (2026).
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The purpose of this chapter is to enable the supreme court to:
(1)simplify and abbreviate the pleadings and proceedings;
(2)expedite the decision of causes;
(3)remedy abuses and imperfections that exist in the practice;
(4)abolish unnecessary forms and technicalities in pleading and
practice; and
(5)abolish fictions and unnecessary process and proceedings.
[Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 34-5-2-1 part.]
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Related
Budden v. Board of School Commissioners
698 N.E.2d 1157 (Indiana Supreme Court, 1998)
Legislative History
As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.3.
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