Action for equitable relief after period of redemption; procedure

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1. Service. Service must be made as in other actions on all defendants who can with due diligence be personally served within the State. If any defendant cannot be so served or is described in the complaint as being unascertained, service must be made by publication as in other actions in which publication is required. A copy of the published notice must be mailed to all known defendants at their last known addresses if they have not been personally served. 2. Decree; effect. The plaintiff in an action under this section shall pray the court to establish and confirm its title to the premises described in the complaint as against all the defendants named or described in the action, and, if upon hearing the court finds the plaintiff's title to be good, the court shall make and enter its decree accordingly; the decree when recorded in the registry of deeds for the county or district where the real estate lies has the effect of a deed of quitclaim of the premises involved in the action from all the defendants named or described in the action to the plaintiff. 3. Jury. If an action under this section is tried in the Superior Court, issues of fact may be framed upon application of any party to be tried by a jury whose verdict has the same effect as the verdict of a jury in other civil actions.

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Action for equitable relief after period of redemption; procedure

Official source

1. Service. Service must be made as in other actions on all defendants who can with due diligence be personally served within the State. If any defendant cannot be so served or is described in the complaint as being unascertained, service must be made by publication as in other actions in which publication is required. A copy of the published notice must be mailed to all known defendants at their last known addresses if they have not been personally served. 2. Decree; effect. The plaintiff in an action under this section shall pray the court to establish and confirm its title to the premises described in the complaint as against all the defendants named or described in the action, and, if upon hearing the court finds the plaintiff's title to be good, the court shall make and enter its decree accordingly; the decree when recorded in the registry of deeds for the county or district where the real estate lies has the effect of a deed of quitclaim of the premises involved in the action from all the defendants named or described in the action to the plaintiff. 3. Jury. If an action under this section is tried in the Superior Court, issues of fact may be framed upon application of any party to be tried by a jury whose verdict has the same effect as the verdict of a jury in other civil actions.