Assignor or grantor; adverse party
Sec. 10. (a) In all cases in which:
(1) executors, administrators, heirs, or devisees are
parties; and
(2) one (1) of the parties to the suit is incompetent
under this chapter to testify against the parties
described in subdivision (1);
the assignor or grantor of a party making the assignment or grant
voluntarily shall be considered a party adverse to the executor or
administrator, heir, or devisee.
(b) However, in all cases referred to in sections 4 through 9
of this chapter, any party to the suit has the right to call and examine
any adverse party as a witness.
(c) The court may require any party to a suit or other person
to testify. Any abuse of the court's discretion under this subsection
is reviewable on appeal.
As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.41.
Last modified: May 24, 2006