Sec. 1. (a) A
judgment against a county or city may be enforced only from appropriations made for that purpose.
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Terms Used In Indiana Code 34-55-12-1
- Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
- Judgment: means all final orders, decrees, and determinations in an action and all orders upon which executions may issue. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
- Service of process: The service of writs or summonses to the appropriate party.
(1) the respective bodies and officers may be sued collectively by their legal names;
(2) service of process may be made on any member of the respective bodies; and
(3) all members of the respective bodies are bound by the judgment.
(c) If a city is entitled to an appeal, the appeal shall be granted without bond. A judgment against a city may not be enforced pending an appeal.
[Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 34-4-16.4-1.]
As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.51.
