CHAPTER 9. ACKNOWLEDGMENT, NEW PROMISE, AND PARTIAL PAYMENT

IC 34-11-9
    Chapter 9. Acknowledgment, New Promise, and Partial Payment

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New or continuing contract
    Sec. 1. An acknowledgment or promise is not evidence of a newor continuing contract, for the purpose of taking the case out of theoperation of this article, unless the acknowledgment or promise is:
        (1) in writing; and
        (2) signed by the party to be charged by the acknowledgment orpromise.
As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.6.

IC 34-11-9-2
Joint contractor, executor, or administrator liability
    Sec. 2. The acknowledgment or promise of one (1) jointcontractor or executor or administrator does not render any otherjoint contractor, executor, or administrator liable under this chapter.
As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.6.

IC 34-11-9-3
Payment; endorsement or memorandum
    Sec. 3. This chapter does not take away or lessen the effect of anypayment made by any person. However, no endorsement ormemorandum of any payment made:
        (1) upon any instrument of writing; and
        (2) by or on behalf of the party to whom the payment ispurported to be made;
is considered sufficient to exempt the case from this chapter.
As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.6.

IC 34-11-9-4
Joint debtor or sureties; payment
    Sec. 4. (a) This section applies to:
        (1) a joint debtor; and
        (2) the representatives of a joint debtor;
in whose favor the statute of limitations has operated.
    (b) A person described under subsection (a) is not liable to:
        (1) a joint debtor or surety; or
        (2) the representatives of a joint debtor or surety;
upon payment by the joint debtor or surety, or the representative ofthe debt, or any part of it.
As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.6.