Alabama § 42-2-8 - Commissioners for Assessment of Damages and Compensation - Report.

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§ 42-2-8. Commissioners for Assessment of Damages and Compensation - Report.

The commissioners must, within 10 days from their appointment, report in writing to the court the amount of damages and compensation ascertained and assessed by them, and thereupon the court must order the same to be recorded and must make an order of condemnation in pursuance thereof upon payment of the damages and compensation so assessed and reported or the deposit of the same in court.

Source: official Alabama text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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