Indiana Code > Title 14 > Article 26 > Chapter 1 – Reservoirs; Land Acquisition and Creation
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- Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
- Fee simple: Absolute title to property with no limitations or restrictions regarding the person who may inherit it.
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- Property: includes personal and real property. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
- Remainder: An interest in property that takes effect in the future at a specified time or after the occurrence of some event, such as the death of a life tenant.
- United States: includes the District of Columbia and the commonwealths, possessions, states in free association with the United States, and the territories. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5