Sec. 2. (a) “Actual damages”, for purposes of IC 34-15-3, includes all damages that the plaintiff may have suffered in respect to the plaintiff’s character, property, business, trade, profession, or occupation.

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Terms Used In Indiana Code 34-6-2-2

  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
  • Property: includes personal and real property. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
     (b) “Actual damages”, for purposes of IC 34-15-4, means all damages that the plaintiff may have suffered in respect to the plaintiff’s reputation, property, business, trade, profession, or occupation.

     (c) The phrase does not include any other damages.

[Pre-1998 Recodification Citations: subsection (a) formerly 34-4-14-2; subsection (b) formerly 34-4-15-2.]

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

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