Sec. 11. In all actions by an executor or administrator, on contracts assigned to the decedent, when the assignor is alive and a competent witness in the cause:

(1) the executor or administrator; and

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Terms Used In Indiana Code 34-45-2-11

  • Decedent: A deceased person.
  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
  • Executor: A male person named in a will to carry out the decedent
(2) the defendant or defendants;

are competent witnesses as to all matters that occurred between the assignors and the defendant or defendants before notice of the assignment.

[Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 34-1-14-11.]

As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.41.