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Such owner of the land, dam, or other obstacles\nproposed to be condemned, may all be made parties defendant in one condemnation\nsuit or proceeding, whether such owner or owners are all interested in one tract\nor parcel of land, dam or other obstacle, or different owners are interested in\ndifferent tracts or parcels of land or different dams or other obstacles, and\nthe procedure in such condemnation suit or proceeding shall be under the\nrestrictions provided by the general statutes of this Commonwealth relative to\nthe condemnation of land so far as the same may be applicable and are not in\nconflict with the provisions of this chapter.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1919, \u00a7 1747; 1928, p. 604.","edition":{"id":2,"name":"2026","slug":"2026","date_created":"2026-07-16 18:40:23","date_modified":"2026-08-02 15:14:36","current":1,"order_by":2,"last_import":"2026-08-02 12:37:30"}}