Act No. 3428 Section 32

Priority of action for compensation.

Section 32

SEC. 32. Priority of action for compensation.—All actions for compensation brought in justice of the peace courts and courts of first instance under this Act shall have priority in the dockets of said courts over all other cases, except habeas corpus proceedings, election contests, and criminal cases in which the accused are not at liberty on bail. The defendant in court in compensation proceedings brought under the provisions of this Act shall reply to the complaint within the time established by law and the rules of the courts of justice, after being summoned.

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