Historical and Revision Notes
1948 Act

Based on title 28, U.S.C., 1940 ed., § 850 (R.S. § 994).

Word “realty” was substituted for “lands, tenements, or hereditaments” in two places, the two terms being synonymous. (See Black’s Law Dictionary, 3d Ed., p. 1969.)

Word “action” was substituted for “suit”, in view of Rule 2 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, prescribing but one form of action.

Changes were made in phraseology.

1949 Act

This section corrects a typographical error in section 2003 of title 28, U.S.C.

Editorial Notes
Amendments

1949—Act May 24, 1949, corrected spelling of “realty” in first par.