Indiana Code § 34-9-3-5

Personal injury claims; death of party pending appeal or before new trial after reversal
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Sec. 5. (a) This section applies when: (1) a person obtains a judgment for personal injuries against a person, company, or corporation in a trial court; (2) the person, company, or corporation against whom or which the judgment was obtained appeals to the supreme court or the court of appeals; and (3) the judgment is reversed by the supreme court or the court of appeals, with a new trial granted to the appellant.       (b) If a person who obtains a judgment dies: (1) pending the appeal; or (2) before a new trial after the reversal; the claim for personal injuries survives and may be prosecuted by the representative of the decedent, as other claims are prosecuted for and on behalf of decedents' estates. [Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 34-4-21-1.]   IC 34-10 ARTICLE 10. ACCESS TO COURTS BY INDIGENT PERSONS               Ch. 1. Proceeding as an Indigent Person             Ch. 2. Annulling Leave to Proceed as an Indigent Person   IC 34-10-1 Chapter 1. Proceeding as an Indigent Person               34-10-1-1 Application for leave to prosecute or defend as an indigent person             34-10-1-2 Assignment of attorney             34-10-1-3 Filing of claim by an offender with three prior actions dismissed as frivolous; exception

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