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Section 56 Appeal against determination of the commissioners.

Provided always, that if any person claiming to be interested in any land proposed to be inclosed under this Act shall be dissatisfied with any determination of the commissioners or assistant commissioner concerning any claim or interest in or to the land proposed to be inclosed under the powers herein-before contained, and shall cause notice in writing of such dissatisfaction to be delivered to the commissioners within thirty days next after notice of such determination shall have been given to the several parties or persons specially interested, if any such there be, it shall be lawful for such person so dissatisfied, and giving such notice as aforesaid, to bring an action upon a feigned issue against the person in whose favour such determination shall have been made, or against the commissioners, and to proceed to a trial at law F1in the High Court; and the defendant in such action shall, upon being served with the usual process therein, appear thereto, and accept one or more issue or issues, whereby such claim, and the right and interest thereby insisted upon, may be tried and determined, such issue to be settled by the proper officer of the court in which the said action shall be commenced, in case the parties shall differ about the same; and the verdict given upon the trial of such action shall be binding and conclusive upon all parties thereto, unless the court wherein such action shall be brought shall set aside such verdict, and order a new trial to be had; and after such verdict shall be given and final judgment obtained thereon, the commissioners shall act in conformity thereto, and allow or disallow the claim thereby determined, according to the event of such trial; and the costs attending any such action shall abide the event of the trial.

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Words substituted by virtue of Courts Act 1971 (c. 23), Sch. 8 para. 2