Sec. 1. Writs of mandate in the circuit and superior courts are abolished. Causes of action previously remedied by writs of mandate may be remedied by means of complaint and summons in the name of the state on relation of the party in interest in the circuit, superior, and probate courts as other civil actions. Such actions are to be known as actions for mandate.
Ind. Code § 34-27-1-1
Actions for mandate; procedure
Applied in 4 court decisions — leading case Hendricks County Board of Commissioners v. Rieth-Riley Construction Co. (2007)
Most recently applied in John Belork v. Robin Latimer, Davis Township Trustee and DMK&H Farms, Inc. (rehearing) (May 2016)
As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.23.
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