Alabama Code 35-2-58. Vacation and annulment of map or plat, etc., by circuit court – Jurisdiction; parties
Terms Used In Alabama Code 35-2-58
- circuit: means judicial circuit. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
- Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- person: includes a corporation as well as a natural person. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
- state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
The circuit courts of this state shall have jurisdiction and power to vacate and annul any map, plat, or survey of lands, or any streets, alleys, avenues, or roads, whether designated by any such maps, plats, or surveys or not, upon the filing of a civil action by any person or persons owning any of the lots, parcels, or tracts of land abutting such roads, streets, or alleys sought to be vacated or annulled. Unless the owners of all the lots or parcels of land so abutting upon the roads, streets, or alleys sought to be vacated join as plaintiffs, the owners and claimants of such other lots or parcels of land abutting upon the roads, streets, or alleys sought to be vacated shall be made parties defendant; and the municipality, town, or city, if the land is located within any municipality, town, or city, shall also be made a party defendant; and, if not located in such municipality, city, or town, the county in which such lands are located shall be made a party defendant.