Indiana Code > Title 15 > Article 15 > Chapter 5 – Indiana Seed Arbitration Council
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- agricultural or vegetable seeds: refers to :
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- Answer: The formal written statement by a defendant responding to a civil complaint and setting forth the grounds for defense.
- arbitration: refers to arbitration conducted under this chapter. See Indiana Code 15-15-5-4
- buyer: means a buyer of:
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- commissioner: refers to the state seed commissioner. See Indiana Code 15-15-5-6
- Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- council: refers to the Indiana seed arbitration council established by section 9 of this chapter. See Indiana Code 15-15-5-7
- Counterclaim: A claim that a defendant makes against a plaintiff.
- Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- in writing: include printing, lithographing, or other mode of representing words and letters. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
- Litigation: A case, controversy, or lawsuit. Participants (plaintiffs and defendants) in lawsuits are called litigants.
- Precedent: A court decision in an earlier case with facts and law similar to a dispute currently before a court. Precedent will ordinarily govern the decision of a later similar case, unless a party can show that it was wrongly decided or that it differed in some significant way.
- Property: includes personal and real property. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
- seller: refers to a seller of:
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- Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.
- Statute of limitations: A law that sets the time within which parties must take action to enforce their rights.
- Subpoena: A command to a witness to appear and give testimony.
- Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.