Alabama Code 12-22-5. Final judgment in ad quod damnum proceedings under condemnation order
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Terms Used In Alabama Code 12-22-5
- Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
- Appellate: About appeals; an appellate court has the power to review the judgement of another lower court or tribunal.
- circuit: means judicial circuit. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
- Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
When an appeal is taken to the appropriate appellate court by either party pursuant to Rule 4, Alabama Rules of Appellate Procedure, from a final judgment in the circuit court in ad quod damnum proceedings under Section 18-1-20, the judgment of the circuit court shall not be stayed if the compensation assessed is paid to the owner and the costs of the case are paid into court, or if such compensation together with the costs of the case are paid into court and the applicant has given bond in double the amount of the damages assessed, conditioned to pay to the landowner such judgment as may be finally entered in his favor.