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§54-2-4. Persons under disability.
If the owner, or person holding any lien or claim, be under any disability and there be a guardian or committee for him, such guardian or committee shall be notified; but if there be no guardian or committee or if any such owner or person be unknown or if there be any persons made parties by the general description of parties unknown, as provided in section two of this article, the court, or judge thereof in vacation, shall appoint a guardian ad litem to defend such interests and may direct the payment of such guardian ad litem, in an amount to be fixed by the court or judge, to be taxed as costs and paid by the applicant.

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Statutes > West-virginia > 54 > 54-2-4

§54-2-4. Persons under disability.
If the owner, or person holding any lien or claim, be under any disability and there be a guardian or committee for him, such guardian or committee shall be notified; but if there be no guardian or committee or if any such owner or person be unknown or if there be any persons made parties by the general description of parties unknown, as provided in section two of this article, the court, or judge thereof in vacation, shall appoint a guardian ad litem to defend such interests and may direct the payment of such guardian ad litem, in an amount to be fixed by the court or judge, to be taxed as costs and paid by the applicant.

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§54-2-4. Persons under disability.
If the owner, or person holding any lien or claim, be under any disability and there be a guardian or committee for him, such guardian or committee shall be notified; but if there be no guardian or committee or if any such owner or person be unknown or if there be any persons made parties by the general description of parties unknown, as provided in section two of this article, the court, or judge thereof in vacation, shall appoint a guardian ad litem to defend such interests and may direct the payment of such guardian ad litem, in an amount to be fixed by the court or judge, to be taxed as costs and paid by the applicant.