Sec. 19a-352. (Formerly Sec. 19-323). Parties defendant.
Sec. 19a-352. (Formerly Sec. 19-323). Parties defendant. When such nuisance
has been found to exist, and the owner or agent of the building wherein or ground
whereon the same has been found to exist was not a party to such proceeding and did
not appear therein, said penalty of not more than three hundred dollars shall be imposed
upon any person found to be responsible for the conduct of such nuisance or upon the
property. Before such penalty is enforced against such property, the owner or agent
thereof shall have appeared therein or shall have been served with summons and the
provisions of the laws relating to the service of civil process shall apply to the service
of process. Any person in whose name any real estate affected by any such action stands
on the books of the assessors for purposes of taxation shall be presumed to be an owner
thereof and, in case of any unknown persons having or claiming any ownership, right,
title or interest in property affected by any such action, such unknown persons may be
made parties to the action by designating them in the summons and complaint as "all
other persons unknown claiming any ownership, right, title or interest in the property
affected by this action", and service may be made by publishing such summons in the
manner prescribed in section 52-68. Any person having or claiming such ownership,
right, title or interest, and any owner or agent in behalf of himself and such owner, may
make, serve and file his answer therein within twenty days after such service and have
a trial of his rights in the premises by the court, and, if such cause has already proceeded
to trial or to judgment, the court shall fix a time and place for such further trial and shall
modify, add to or confirm any finding or judgment as the case requires.
(1949 Rev., S. 4213.)
History: Sec. 19-323 transferred to Sec. 19a-352 in 1983.