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§ 4821. Value paid; no further proceedings

§ 4821. Value paid; no further proceedings Further proceedings shall not be had on the judgment rendered in the action of ejectment, when the defendant pays to the plaintiff or to the clerk of the court for the use of the plaintiff or his or her legal representatives, the sum reported by the committee, with […]

§ 4822. Value not paid; writ to issue

§ 4822. Value not paid; writ to issue When the defendant does not pay an installment of the sum so reported, with costs and interest from the date of the deed, such deed shall be returned to the plaintiff, and the writ of possession and execution for the costs shall issue accordingly.

§ 4823. Rights of a representative

§ 4823. Rights of a representative When either party dies pending the proceedings as to betterments, his or her executor or administrator may do, as to such proceedings for betterments, whatever the deceased party could have done had he or she been living. A conveyance by an executor or administrator, agreeably to this chapter, shall […]

§ 4824. Previous limitations not to apply

§ 4824. Previous limitations not to apply The provisions of this chapter relating to betterments shall extend to the cases therein provided for, as though acts of limitation or sections of such acts had not been passed.

§ 4851. Issuance of process by Superior judge

§ 4851. Issuance of process by Superior judge When the lessee of lands or tenements, either by parole or written lease, or a person holding under the lease, holds possession of the demised premises without right, after the termination of the lease by its own limitation or after breach of a stipulation contained in the […]

§ 4766. Effect of judgment

§ 4766. Effect of judgment While remaining in force, the judgment recovered in an action of ejectment shall be conclusive against the parties thereto, their heirs, and assigns.

§ 4773. Ejectment for nonpayment of rent; proof; payment

§ 4773. Ejectment for nonpayment of rent; proof; payment In actions of ejectment for nonpayment of rent, the plaintiff shall not be required to prove a demand of the rent in arrear or a stipulation for reentry on nonpayment of rent or a reentry on the premises, but shall recover judgment as if the rent […]

§ 4811. When and for what maintainable

§ 4811. When and for what maintainable When the plaintiff commences an action of ejectment, the defendant shall counterclaim for the value of the improvements made upon the land by him or her or by those under whom he or she claims, if he or she or his or her predecessors in title purchased the […]

§ 4813. Proceedings in ejectment stayed; lands charged

§ 4813. Proceedings in ejectment stayed; lands charged Final judgment shall not be entered upon the claim for ejectment until entry of final judgment on the counterclaim. The lands recovered by the plaintiff shall be held to respond to any judgment on the counterclaim for the defendant as if those lands had been attached on […]

§ 4814. Improvements considered

§ 4814. Improvements considered The damages in the action of ejectment arising from mesne profits shall be such only as are just and equitable, in view of improvements made upon the premises by the defendant or those under whom he or she claims.