Indiana Code > Title 34 > Article 13 > Chapter 6 – Appeals From Actions of Municipalities


§ 34-13-6-1	Complaint; filing; contents
§ 34-13-6-2	Pleading; motions to dismiss complaint or appeal
§ 34-13-6-3	Consolidation of appeals; separate trial
§ 34-13-6-4	Trial of appeals; scope of review; disposition
§ 34-13-6-5	Findings of court; judgment; costs; damages; assessment of benefits
§ 34-13-6-6	Change of venue or judge; rehearing; supreme court appeal; procedure
§ 34-13-6-7	Increase in damages or reduction in assessment of benefits; liability of city; costs of appeal
§ 34-13-6-8	Priority of appeal

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Terms Used In Indiana Code > Title 34 > Article 13 > Chapter 6 - Appeals From Actions of Municipalities

Affirmed: In the practice of the appellate courts, the decree or order is declared valid and will stand as rendered in the lower court.
Allegation: something that someone says happened.
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.
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
Clerk: means the clerk of the court or a person authorized to perform the clerk's duties. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
in writing: include printing, lithographing, or other mode of representing words and letters. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
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
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.
Litigation: A case, controversy, or lawsuit. Participants (plaintiffs and defendants) in lawsuits are called litigants.
Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
Property: includes personal and real property. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
Transcript: A written, word-for-word record of what was said, either in a proceeding such as a trial or during some other conversation, as in a transcript of a hearing or oral deposition.
Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
Venue: The geographical location in which a case is tried.