RS 9:3185 Curator ad hoc for absent defendant; price paid into registry of court
§3185. Curator ad hoc for absent defendant; price paid into registry of court
If the owner of any land required for works of public utility be unknown or absent, and have left no known agent in the State, or if he cannot be found and served after diligent effort though he may still reside within the State, it shall be the duty of the court to appoint a curator ad hoc to represent and act for such owner; and the price which he may be entitled to receive shall be deposited into the court by which the expropriation is made, subject to his order; the receipt of the Clerk of Court for the price shall vest the title in the person paying for the land, in the same manner as if it were paid to the owner in person.
Amended by Acts 1954, No. 47, §1; Redesignated by Acts 1993, No. 841, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 1995.