Trial on issue of suretyship; two or more defendants
Ind. Code § 34-22-1-3
in effectSec. 3. (a) This section applies when:
(1) an action is brought against two (2) or more defendants upon a contract; and
(2) at least one (1) or more of the defendants is a surety for the others.
(b) The surety may, upon a written complaint to the court, cause the question of suretyship to be tried and determined, upon the issue made by the parties at:
(1) the trial of the cause; or
(2) any time before or after the trial.
(c) Proceedings described in subsection (b) do not affect the proceedings of the plaintiff.
[Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 34-1-55-3.]
As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.17.
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