Section 16-1120 - Election of plaintiff if value of improvements exceeds damages

Election of plaintiff if value of improvements exceeds damages

If the value of the improvements referred to in this chapter is found by the jury to exceed the damages of the plaintiff, the plaintiff may elect either to pay to the defendant the amount of the excess or to demand of the defendant the value of the plaintiff's property, without the improvements, as fixed by the jury, and tender to the defendant a deed for the property, with all the plaintiff's right, title, and interest therein.

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(Dec. 23, 1963, 77 Stat. 567, Pub. L. 88-241, § 1.)

HISTORICAL AND STATUTORY NOTES

Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 16-1120.
1973 Ed., § 16-1120.

Current through September 13, 2012