When an appeal is taken to the appropriate appellate court by either party pursuant to Rule 4, Alabama Rules of Appellate Procedure, from a final judgment in the circuit court in ad quod damnum proceedings under Section 18-1-20, the judgment of the circuit court shall not be stayed if the compensation assessed is paid to the owner and the costs of the case are paid into court, or if such compensation together with the costs of the case are paid into court and the applicant has given bond in double the amount of the damages assessed, conditioned to pay to the landowner such judgment as may be finally entered in his favor.
Last modified: May 3, 2021