Indiana Code

Ind. Code § 22-3-2-4 (2026)

Preexisting contracts; continuance; minors

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Sec. 4. (a) Every contract of service between any employer and employee covered by IC 22-3-2 through IC 22-3-6, written or implied, in operation on May 21, 1929, or made or implied prior to May 21, 1929, shall, after May 21, 1929, be presumed to continue; and every such contract made subsequent to May 21, 1929, shall be presumed to have been made subject to the provisions of IC 22-3-2 through IC 22-3-6 unless either party, except as provided in section 15 of this chapter, shall give notice, as provided in section 9 of this chapter, to the other party to such contract that the provisions of IC 22-3-2 through IC 22-3-6 (other than IC 22-3-4-13) are not intended to apply.

(b) A like presumption shall exist equally in the case of all minors unless notice of the same character be given by or to the parent or guardian of the minor.

Formerly: Acts 1929, c.172, s.4. As amended by P.L.144-1986, SEC.23.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 2 cases, 1985–2019 · leading case: Kenneth C. Vantine & Rebecca Vantine v. Elkhart Brass Mfg. Co., Inc. & Wausau Ins. Co., 762 F.2d 511 (7th Cir. 1985).

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Kenneth C. Vantine & Rebecca Vantine v. Elkhart Brass Mfg. Co., Inc. & Wausau Ins. Co., 762 F.2d 511 (7th Cir. 1985). “” Furthermore, Ind.Code § 22-3-2-4 states, “[ejvery contract of service between any employer or employee covered by [the Workmen’s Compensation Act] .”

Yarber v. M.J. Elec., LLC (E.D. Mich. 2019). · cites it 2× “531, 533 (1917), citing Ind. Code §22-3-2-4 (a) ("Every contract of service between any employer and employee covered by IC 22-3-2 through 22-3-6, written or implied, .”

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