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Section 10-1209 – ISSUES OF FACT — TRIAL AND DETERMINATION.

10-1209. ISSUES OF FACT — TRIAL AND DETERMINATION. When a proceeding under this act involves the determination of an issue of fact, such issue may be tried and determined in the same manner as issues of fact are tried and determined in other actions at law or suits in equity in the court in which […]

Section 10-1210 – COSTS.

10-1210. COSTS. In any proceeding under this act the court may make such award of costs as may seem equitable and just. History: [10-1210, added 1933, ch. 70, sec. 10, p. 113.]

Section 10-1211 – PARTIES TO ACTION — MUNICIPAL ORDER OR FRANCHISE.

10-1211. PARTIES TO ACTION — MUNICIPAL ORDER OR FRANCHISE. When declaratory relief is sought, all persons shall be made parties who have or claim any interest which would be affected by the declaration, and no declaration shall prejudice the rights of persons not parties to the proceeding. In any proceeding which involves the validity of […]

Section 10-1212 – CONSTRUCTION OF ACT.

10-1212. CONSTRUCTION OF ACT. This act is declared to be remedial; its purpose is to settle and to afford relief from uncertainty and insecurity with respect to rights, status and other legal relations, and is to be liberally construed and administered. History: [10-1212, added 1933, ch. 70, sec. 12, p. 113.]

Section 10-1213 – “PERSON” DEFINED.

10-1213. "PERSON" DEFINED. The word "person" wherever used in this act, shall be construed to mean any person, partnership, joint stock company, unincorporated association or society, or municipal or other corporation of any character whatsoever. History: [10-1213, added 1933, ch. 70, sec. 13, p. 113.]

Section 10-1214 – SEPARABILITY — EXCEPTION.

10-1214. SEPARABILITY — EXCEPTION. The several sections and provisions of this act, except Sections 10-1201 and 10-1202, are hereby declared independent and severable, and the invalidity, if any, of any part or feature thereof shall not affect or render the remainder of the act invalid or inoperative. History: [10-1214, added 1933, ch. 70, sec. 14, […]

Section 10-1215 – CONSTRUCTION TO EFFECTUATE UNIFORMITY.

10-1215. CONSTRUCTION TO EFFECTUATE UNIFORMITY. This act shall be so interpreted and construed as to effectuate its general purpose to make uniform the law of these [those] states which enact it, and to harmonize, as far as possible, with federal laws and regulations on the subject of declaratory judgments and decrees. History: [10-1215, added 1933, […]