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Ind. Code § 34-45-2-6

Agent of decedent; transactions

Applied in 1 court decision — leading case J.M. Corp. v. Roberson (2001)

Most recently applied in J.M. Corp. v. Roberson (May 2001)

As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.41.

Sec. 6. (a) This section applies:

(1) when an agent of a decedent testifies on behalf of an executor, administrator, or heirs concerning any transaction the agent had:

(A) with a party to the suit, or the party's assignor or grantor; and

(B) in the absence of the decedent; or

(2) if any witness testifies on behalf of the executor, administrator, or heirs, to any conversation or admission of a party to the suit, or the party's assignor or grantor, made in the absence of the deceased.

(b) The party against whom the evidence is adduced, or the party's assignor or grantor, is competent to testify concerning the matters described in subsection (a).

Official source: Indiana General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Indiana statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.