Section 42-2-1 When authorized; jurisdiction of probate court. If the agent of the United States and the owner of the lands or right-of-way to be condemned cannot agree as to the terms of the sale and purchase thereof, the probate court of the county in which such lands or any part thereof may lie may, […]
Section 42-2-10 Order of condemnation vests title; right of entry on land pending appeal. The order of condemnation, upon the payment of the sum ascertained and assessed by the verdict of the jury, or the deposit thereof in the court for the defendant, shall vest in the United States the title in fee simple to […]
Section 42-2-11 When damages to be paid; failure to pay damages. The applicant may pay the damages and compensation assessed at any time within six months after the assessment thereof or, in case an appeal is taken, within six months after the appeal is determined. If the applicant fails to pay the same within such […]
Section 42-2-12 Appointment of commissioner to execute conveyance. If the application is granted and the lands condemned, as provided in this chapter, and no appeal is taken therefrom, or, if appeal is taken and the lands described are condemned on appeal, the probate court in which the application is filed shall at once appoint a […]
Section 42-2-2 Application. The application of the United States or its agent must be in writing, verified by the oath of an agent or attorney, and must state with certainty the uses or purposes for which the land is to be taken or the interest or easement therein to be acquired, and must state the […]
Section 42-2-3 Order appointing day of hearing; publication and service of notice of hearing. On the filing of the application, the court must make and enter an order appointing the day for the hearing thereof. If the owner of the land resides within the state, the court must issue notice to him of the application […]
Section 42-2-4 Appointment of guardian ad litem and counsel for infants and persons of unsound mind. If the owner of the lands is an infant or is of unsound mind, the court, on the day appointed for the hearing, must appoint a guardian ad litem to represent him, and the guardian so appointed must file […]
Section 42-2-5 Failure of owner to appear at hearing. If the owner does not appear on the hearing of the application, the court must hear the same and, if the application is granted, must appoint commissioners as herein provided for, and thereafter the same proceedings shall be had as if such owner had appeared. (Code […]
Section 42-2-6 Conduct of hearing; order granting or refusing application; appeal from grant or refusal of application. On the day appointed or any other day to which the hearing may be continued, the court must hear the allegations of the application and any objections which may be filed to the granting thereof and any legal […]
Section 42-2-7 Commissioners for assessment of damages and compensation – Appointment; notice to commissioners; duties. If the application is granted, the judge of probate must appoint three citizens of the county in which the lands sought to be condemned are situated, who shall possess the qualifications of jurors, who shall be disinterested and who shall […]
Section 42-2-8 Commissioners for assessment of damages and compensation – Report. The commissioners must, within 10 days from their appointment, report in writing to the court the amount of damages and compensation ascertained and assessed by them, and thereupon the court must order the same to be recorded and must make an order of condemnation […]
Section 42-2-9 Appeal from assessment of damages. Either party may appeal from the assessment of damages and compensation by the commissioners to the circuit court of the county within 30 days after the making of the order of condemnation, upon the report of the commissioners, by filing in the court rendering the judgment a written […]
