If the owner does not appear on the hearing of the application, the court must hear the same and, if the application is granted, must appoint commissioners as herein provided for, and thereafter the same proceedings shall be had as if such owner had appeared.
Ala. Code § 42-2-5
Failure of Owner to Appear at Hearing.
(Code 1907, §2418; Code 1923, §3152; Code 1940, T. 59, §8.)
Official source: Alabama Legislature (ALISON). Reproduced from public-domain Alabama statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.