Lewis v. Rex Metal Craft, Inc.

The majority opinion provides an excellent discussion of the somewhat arcane *822legal history that is the background for the collection of civil judgments10 under Indiana law, and I fully concur in the majority opinion. Several points bear elaboration, however.

First, there are two important statutory time periods affecting judgments that are not renewed pursuant to Indiana Code seetion 34-11-2-11,11 the ten-year judgment lien period and the twenty-year life of judgment period. See Ind.Code § 34-55-1-2 (1999); 34-55-8-1 (1999). Each is important in its own way.

When a judgment requires the payment…