Hawaii § 101-15 - Complaint; defendants.
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§ 101-15. Complaint; defendants.
Actions under and by virtue of this part, shall be commenced by filing a complaint and issuing a summons thereon. All persons who are owners or claimants of the property sought to be condemned shall be joined as defendants. In case the owner or claimant is unknown to plaintiff, it shall be sufficient if the complaint includes a statement of that fact, and the defendant may be joined in the complaint under a fictitious name. In the event there is a class of persons owning or claiming some interest in the property sought to be condemned, who are too numerous to be served by personal service of the summons, or who would have to be ascertained by examination into the possible claims of a group of persons too numerous to permit identification of the defendants, the complaint may include a statement of that fact and the defendants may be joined in the complaint by describing them as a class, and in such case it shall be unnecessary to state in the complaint that the owners or claimants are unknown to the plaintiff. [L 1896, c 45, pt of §8; RL 1935, pt of §59; am L 1941, c 38, §1; RL 1945, pt of §310; RL 1955, §8-13; HRS §101-15] Case Notes Petition requirements. 3 U.S.D.C. Haw. 649. An owner registered in bureau of conveyances is not unknown and must be personally served. 32 H. 745. Variance of use and purpose between petition and final order, reversible error. 38 H. 592. Cited: 20 H. 365, 369; 35 H. 608, 666. Previous Vol02_Ch0046-0115 Next
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What does Hawaii Revised Statutes § 101-15 cover?
Section 101-15 ("Complaint; defendants.") is part of the Hawaii Revised Statutes, the codified statutory law of Hawaii. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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