§ 18-60-608. Effect of decree confirming sale
(a) (1) The judgment or decree of the court confirming the sale shall operate as a complete bar against any and all persons who may thereafter claim the land in consequence of informality or illegality in the proceedings. (2) The title to the land shall be considered as confirmed and complete in the purchaser thereof, […]
§ 18-60-609. Effect of title not confirmed
In case any purchaser or purchasers contemplated in any of the provisions of this subchapter, or his, her, or their heirs or assigns, shall not deem it necessary to use the remedy conferred by this subchapter to confirm the title thereto, then the sale shall have the same effect only as is given to it […]
§ 18-60-505. Proof
(a) After proof of publication of the notice as stated in § 18-60-503 has been filed, the court shall require the petitioner to prove all the allegations of the petition. (b) Proof may be by depositions or by testimony ore tenus at the bar of the court.
§ 18-60-610. Costs
(a) When no opposition is made to the confirmation of the sale, the costs attending the proceedings shall be paid by the party praying for confirmation. (b) Where opposition is made, the costs shall be borne by the party against whom judgment is rendered.
§ 18-60-506. Prima facie title
If the petitioner cannot show a perfect claim of title to any particular tract or tracts of land, it shall be held to constitute a prima facie title if the petitioner shall show that: (1) The petitioner and those under whom he or she claims, have had color of title to the land for more […]
§ 18-60-701. Proceedings against railroads, their successors and assigns
Any person owning land that is wild and unimproved or land that is in the actual possession of himself or herself or those claiming under him or her which has, at any time, been deeded, granted, donated, or subscribed to any railroad under the provisions of an act of the General Assembly entitled, “An act […]
§ 18-60-507. Lost or destroyed title papers
If the petitioner alleges that his or her title papers or the record thereof has been lost or destroyed, the court shall have the power to require new title papers to be executed if the party required to execute them shall have been duly summoned in the cause.
§ 18-60-702. Liberally construed
This subchapter shall be liberally construed so as to effectuate its purpose.
§ 18-60-508. Decree — Effect
(a) If the court is satisfied as to the truth of the facts set out in the petition, it shall render a decree establishing and quieting the petitioner’s title against all persons except as provided in subsection (b) of this section. (b) The decree in the cause shall not bar or affect the rights of […]
§ 18-60-703. Petition — Verification and certification
(a) A person may file the petition in the circuit court of the county in which the land is situated, describing the land and setting forth his or her title thereto and alleging that there is no person in the adverse possession thereof and that the land has been deeded, granted, donated, or subscribed to […]