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17-16-56
Section 17-16-56 Contest of election of judge of probate court and other county and municipal
officers - Generally. If the contest is of an election to the office of judge of the probate
court, sheriff, tax assessor, tax collector, county treasurer, clerk of the circuit court,
or any other office filled by the vote of a single county or any subdivision thereof, or any
office of a city or town not in this article otherwise provided for, the party contesting
must file in the office of the clerk of the circuit court of the county in which the election
was held, a statement in writing, verified by affidavit, of the grounds of the contest as
provided in this article and must give good and sufficient security for the costs of the contest,
to be approved by the clerk. On the filing of the statement and the giving of the security,
the clerk must enter the contest on the trial docket as a civil action pending in the court
for trial, and, after having made such entry, the clerk must issue a...
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26-2-2
Section 26-2-2 Removal of guardianship or conservatorship from probate to circuit court. The
administration or conduct of any guardianship or conservatorship of a minor or incapacitated
person may be removed from the probate court to the circuit court, at any time before the
final settlement thereof by the guardian or conservator of any such guardianship or conservatorship
or guardian ad litem or next friend of such ward or anyone entitled to support out of the
estate of such ward without assigning any special equity, and an order of removal must be
made by the court or judge upon the filing of a sworn petition by any such guardian or conservator
or guardian ad litem or next friend for the ward or such person entitled to support out of
the estate of such ward, reciting in what capacity the petitioner acts and that in the opinion
of the petitioner such guardianship or conservatorship can be better administered in the circuit
court than in the probate court. (Code 1923, §8102; Acts...
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37-1-86
Section 37-1-86 Notice and process. (a) Before proceeding to make such investigation, the commission
shall give the utility and the complainant at least 10 days' notice of the time and place
when and where such matters will be considered and determined, and all parties shall be entitled
to be heard, through themselves or their counsel, and shall have process to enforce the attendance
of witnesses. (b) Whenever the commission shall make any order or determination, or issue
any subpoena, notice or writ, notice thereof may be served on the person affected thereby
by delivering a copy of such order, subpoena, notice or writ, signed by or in the name of
the chairman of the commission, to any such person or an officer or agent of such person,
if a corporation, as in the case of civil process, which service may be executed by any member
of the commission, the secretary or any employee thereof, or by any sheriff of the state,
and a copy of such order, subpoena, notice or writ, with the service...
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43-2-448
Section 43-2-448 Duties and compensation of guardian ad litem and special guardian. The person
appointed to represent minors, or persons of unsound mind, or unknown parties, must deny in
writing the allegations contained in the application, and, if necessary, must employ counsel
to defend the interests of those he represents. He is entitled to reasonable compensation,
to be fixed by the court, and taxed and collected as costs. (Code 1867, §2224; Code 1876,
§2454; Code 1886, §2110; Code 1896, §163; Code 1907, §2627; Code 1923, §5856; Code 1940,
T. 61, §251.)...
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6-6-162
Section 6-6-162 Assessment of property value and damages for delay. If the jury or judge finds
the property levied on to be liable to the satisfaction of the writ, he or they must, as far
as practicable, assess the value at the time of the interposition of the claim of each article
separately; and if it is a case in which execution has been levied and it is shown on the
trial that the claim was interposed for delay, he or they must also assess such damages as
the plaintiff may be entitled to, not more than 15 percent on the amount of the execution.
(Code 1852, §§2589, 2837; Code 1867, §§3018, 3283; Code 1876, §§3343, 3680; Code 1886,
§§3007, 3367; Code 1896, §4143; Code 1907, §6041; Code 1923, §10377; Code 1940, T. 7,
§1170.)...
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6-6-45
Section 6-6-45 Execution of bond by plaintiff; discharge of levy. Such officer must, when the
attachment is sued out otherwise than upon the ground that the defendant is a nonresident,
further require the plaintiff, his agent, or attorney to execute a bond in double the amount
claimed, with sufficient surety, payable to the defendant, with the condition that the plaintiff
will prosecute the attachment to effect and pay the defendant all such damages as he may sustain
by the wrongful or vexatious suing out of such attachment. When the attachment is sued out
upon the ground that the defendant is a nonresident, such officer shall issue the writ with
or without a bond being given, as the plaintiff may elect. If such attachment is issued without
bond, that fact must be endorsed on the writ. Should the defendant before the return day thereof,
in person or through his agent or attorney, make an unqualified appearance in the case, it
is the duty of the clerk to issue notice to the plaintiff or...
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1-1-1
Section 1-1-1 Meaning of certain words and terms. The following words, whenever they appear
in this Code, shall have the signification attached to them in this section unless otherwise
apparent from the context: (1) PERSON. The word "person" includes a corporation
as well as a natural person. (2) WRITING. The word "writing" includes typewriting
and printing on paper. (3) OATH. The word "oath" includes affirmation. (4) SIGNATURE
or SUBSCRIPTION. The words "signature" or "subscription" include a mark
when the person cannot write, if his name is written near the mark, and witnessed by a person
who writes his own name as a witness, and include with respect to corporate securities facsimile
signature placed upon any instrument or writing with intent to execute or authenticate such
instrument or writing. (5) LUNATIC, INSANE or NON COMPOS MENTIS. The words "lunatic"
or "insane" or the term "non compos mentis" include all persons of unsound
mind. (6) PROPERTY. The word "property" includes both...
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15-21-12
Section 15-21-12 Notice to any other person having interest required. If it appears from the
petition for a writ of habeas corpus or from the documents thereunto annexed that the party
is imprisoned or detained by virtue of any process under which any other person has an interest
in continuing his imprisonment or restraint, the officer issuing the writ must endorse thereon
an order requiring the applicant, or someone else for him, to give notice to such person,
or to his attorney, of the issue of the writ and of the time and place at which it is returnable,
in order that he may, if he thinks proper, appear and object to the discharge of the party
who is imprisoned. If such notice is not given, when the party who is entitled to it is within
50 miles of the place of examination, the party who is imprisoned must not be discharged.
(Code 1852, §718; Code 1867, §4269; Code 1876, §4945; Code 1886, §4769; Code 1896, §4822;
Code 1907, §7017; Code 1923, §4316; Code 1940, T. 15, §12.)...
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16-46-9
Section 16-46-9 Review by State Board of Education; review by Circuit Court of Montgomery County.
Any person or school or private postsecondary institution aggrieved by the actions of the
Department of Postsecondary Education with respect to exemption, issuance, denial, deferral,
probation, suspension, or revocation of a license or permit provided for in Sections 16-46-3,
16-46-5, and 16-46-6, may file within 30 days a petition for review by the State Board of
Education. The aggrieved person, school, or institution shall then be entitled to a hearing
before the State Board of Education. The person, school, or institution may be represented
by counsel at the hearing. The aggrieved person, school, or institution may adduce evidence,
both oral and documentary, at such hearing and on official record if such hearing shall be
transcribed by a qualified court reporter. After the State Board of Education acts on the
petition for review, any person, school, or institution aggrieved by the State...
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18-2-19
Section 18-2-19 Appeal from assessment of damages to circuit court. From any assessment of
damages made or had under this chapter, the landowner, if dissatisfied, is entitled to an
appeal, as matter of right, to the circuit court of the county, and on such an appeal to a
trial de novo by jury, such appeal to be taken within 20 days after the application is granted,
on giving security for the costs of the appeal, to be approved by the judge of probate. Upon
the giving of such security, the judge of probate must file in the office of the clerk of
the circuit court a full and complete transcript of all the proceedings, including the inquest
of the jury, within 10 days after such appeal is taken. (Code 1886, §3206; Code 1896, §1748;
Code 1907, §3909; Code 1923, §7528; Code 1940, T. 19, §54.)...
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