Indiana Code 8-3-2-12. Forfeiture and damages; delay in transportation or failure to furnish freight cars
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Terms Used In Indiana Code 8-3-2-12
- Attorney: includes a counselor or other person authorized to appear and represent a party in an action or special proceeding. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
- Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
Sec. 12. The forfeiture accruing under this chapter may be collected in any court of competent jurisdiction in any county in this state into which the carrier operates, and in case the plaintiff recovers, the court or jury trying the cause shall allow the plaintiff a reasonable sum for his attorney‘s fees. The accruing and collection of any such forfeiture shall not preclude any such party from collecting actual damages in excess thereof which he shall have sustained on account of any such delay in transportation or failure to furnish cars as required by this chapter.
Formerly: Acts 1907, c.231, s.12. As amended by P.L.62-1984, SEC.22.