Indiana Code 34-51-2-13. Inconsistent verdicts
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Sec. 13. In actions brought under this chapter (or IC 34-4-33 before its repeal), whenever a jury returns verdicts in which the ultimate amounts awarded are inconsistent with its determinations of total damages and percentages of fault, the trial court shall:
(2) order the jury to resume deliberations to correct the inconsistencies; and
(1) inform the jury of such inconsistencies;
Terms Used In Indiana Code 34-51-2-13
- Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
- Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
(3) instruct the jury that the jury is at liberty to change any portion or portions of the verdicts to correct the inconsistencies.
[Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 34-4-33-9.]
As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.47.