§ 35-2-58 — Vacation and Annulment of Map or Plat, Etc., by Circuit Court - Jurisdiction; Parties

Alabama § 35-2-58

• Jurisdiction: Alabama
• Title 35: Property
• Ch. 2: Surveys
• Art. 3: Town Surveys, Plats, or Maps, Etc

Text

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.

Legislative History

(Code 1923, §10365; Code 1940, T. 56, §21.)