§ 8-4-29-1 — Complaint or petition; order of department

If, after hearing on a complaint or petition filed
with the Indiana department of transportation, the department
determines that a party complainant is entitled to an award of damages
for the violation of the laws of this state prescribing the duties and
powers of the department, the department shall make an order directing
the carrier to pay to the complainant the sum to which the complainant
is entitled, on or before a day named, and stating the sum. No order
shall be made if the carrier has made reparation to the complainant for
the injury alleged to have been done. In connection with damages or
reparation sought for the assessment and collection by a railroad of
unreasonable or otherwise improper charges for the transportation of
property within Indiana, if the facts material to the question are set
forth in written verified statements by the parties involved and the facts
are not in controversy, the department, after investigation and in its
discretion, may waive hearing and dispose of the case by order, as
provided in this chapter.
Formerly: Acts 1913, c.273, s.1; Acts 1955, c.176, s.1. As
amended by P.L.384-1987(ss), SEC.50; P.L.18-1990, SEC.58.