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6-6-560
Section 6-6-560 Who may file complaint to establish right or title to lands or interest therein.
When any person, natural or artificial, claims, either in his own right or in any representative
capacity whatsoever, to own any lands or any interest therein, and is in the actual, peaceable
possession of the land, or if neither he nor any other person is in the actual possession
of the lands and he holds, and has held, color of title to the lands, or interest so claimed,
for a period of 10 or more consecutive years next preceding and has paid taxes on the lands
or interest during the whole of such period, or if he, together with those through whom he
claims, has held color of title and paid taxes on the land or interest so claimed during the
whole of such period of time, or if he and those through whom he claims have paid taxes during
the whole of such period of 10 years on the lands or interest claimed and no other person
has paid taxes thereon during any part of said period, he may, if...
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34-3-61
Section 34-3-61 Liens. (a) Attorneys-at-law shall have a lien on all papers and money of their
clients in their possession for services rendered to them, in reference thereto, and may retain
such papers until the claims are satisfied, and may apply such money to the satisfaction of
the claims. (b) Upon actions and judgments for money, they shall have a lien superior to all
liens but tax liens, and no person shall be at liberty to satisfy the action or judgment,
until the lien or claim of the attorney for his or her fees is fully satisfied; and attorneys-at-law
shall have the same right and power over action or judgment to enforce their liens as their
clients had or may have for the amount due thereon to them. (c) Upon all actions for the recovery
of real or personal property, and upon all judgments for the recovery of the same, attorneys-at-law
shall have a lien on the property recovered, for their fees, superior to all liens but liens
for taxes, which may be enforced by the...
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35-9-38
Section 35-9-38 Failure or refusal of tenant to plant crop. In any case in which a tenant of
farm lands shall fail or refuse, without just cause or excuse, to prepare the land and plant
his crops, or a substantial portion of such crops to be grown as are usually planted by that
time, on or before March 20, he may, at the election of the landlord, be required to surrender
and vacate the rented premises, and upon making such election, and upon notice thereof to
the tenant, the landlord may proceed to recover possession of the rented premises by an action
of unlawful detainer. (Acts 1915, No. 709, p. 808; Code 1923, §8808; Acts 1931, No. 353,
p. 410; Code 1940, T. 31, §24.)...
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7-1-201
Section 7-1-201 General definitions. (a) [Reserved]. (b) Subject to additional definitions
contained in the subsequent articles of this title which are applicable to specific articles
or parts thereof, and unless the context otherwise requires, in this title: (1) "Action,"
in the sense of a judicial proceeding, includes recoupment, counterclaim, set-off, suit in
equity, and any other proceeding in which rights are determined. (2) "Aggrieved party"
means a party entitled to pursue a remedy. (3) "Agreement," as distinguished from
"contract," means the bargain of the parties in fact, as found in their language
or inferred from other circumstances, including course of performance, course of dealing,
or usage of trade as provided in Section 7-1-303. (4) "Bank" means a person engaged
in the business of banking and includes a savings bank, savings and loan association, credit
union, and trust company. (5) "Bearer" means a person in possession of a negotiable
instrument, document of title, or...
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6-6-282
Section 6-6-282 Actions by mortgagee, etc., against mortgagors, etc. If the action is by a
mortgagee or his assignee against the mortgagor, or anyone holding under him, the defendant
may plead payment of the mortgage debt or the performance of the condition of the mortgage,
or any matter which might be pleaded to a direct civil action for the recovery of the mortgage
debt, except the statute of limitations. The jury must pass upon such answers and must ascertain
the amount of the mortgage debt if any is found to exist. If the verdict is for the defendant,
judgment must be entered for him; but if the verdict ascertains an amount due on the mortgage
debt, judgment must be entered for the plaintiff for the possession of the land and the costs,
and the amount of the mortgage debt, as ascertained by the jury, must be stated in the judgment.
If, within 30 days after the entry of the judgment, the defendant shall pay to the plaintiff,
or to the clerk for his use, such debt, interest, and...
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6-9-1
Section 6-9-1 Executions on judgments; forms thereof. The party in whose favor a judgment is
entered, whether for debt, damages, or costs, for the satisfaction thereof, may, within 10
years thereafter, have a writ of execution against the lands and goods of the party against
whom such judgment is entered. When the judgment is for specific property or the alternate
value, or for the possession of lands, appropriate writs of execution may issue for the satisfaction
thereof. Such writs of execution must substantially conform to the following forms: (Form
of Writ of Execution) The State of Alabama, ___ County. To any Sheriff of the State of Alabama:
You are hereby commanded that of the goods and chattels, lands, and tenements of _____, you
cause to be made the sum of _____ dollars, which _____ recovered of him on the _____ day of
_____, 2__, by the judgment of the circuit (or district) court, held for the County of _____,
besides _____ dollars, costs of the action; and have the same to...
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11-48-53
Section 11-48-53 Proceedings for sale of land upon failure of owner to pay assessment, installment,
or interest - Effect of error or defect in notice or sale. No mistake in the notice of sale
in the description of the property or in the name of the owner shall vitiate the assessment
or the lien and if, for any reason, the sale made by the city or town is ineffectual to pass
title, it shall operate as an assignment of the lien, and, upon the request of the purchaser,
supplementary proceedings of the same general character as required in this article may be
had to correct the errors in said proceedings for his benefit or the lien so assigned to him
may be enforced by civil action. (Code 1907, §1407; Code 1923, §2222; Acts 1927, No. 639,
p. 753; Code 1940, T. 37, §569.)...
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11-50-94
Section 11-50-94 Proceedings for sale of land upon failure of property owner to pay assessment,
installment, or interest - Effect of error or defect in notice or sale. No mistake in the
notice of sale in the description of the property or in the name of the owner shall vitiate
the assessment or the lien; and, if for any reason, the sale made by the city or town is ineffectual
to pass title, it shall operate as an assignment of the lien. Upon the request of the purchaser,
supplementary proceedings of the same general character as required in this article may be
had to correct the errors in said proceedings for his benefit, or the lien so assigned to
him may be enforced by civil action. (Acts 1923, No. 165, p. 134; Code 1923, §2108; Code
1940, T. 37, §633.)...
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40-10-82
Section 40-10-82 Limitation of actions. No action for the recovery of real estate sold for
the payment of taxes shall lie unless the same is brought within three years from the date
when the purchaser became entitled to demand a deed therefor; but if the owner of such real
estate was, at the time of such sale, under the age of 19 years or insane, he or she, his
or her heirs, or legal representatives shall be allowed one year after such disability is
removed to bring an action for the recovery thereof; but this section shall not apply to any
action brought by the state, to cases in which the owner of the real estate sold had paid
the taxes, for the payment of which such real estate was sold prior to such sale, or to cases
in which the real estate sold was not, at the time of the assessment or of the sale, subject
to taxation. There shall be no time limit for recovery of real estate by an owner of land
who has retained possession. If the owner of land seeking to redeem has retained...
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40-10-83
Section 40-10-83 Effect of payment by original owner or assignee. THIS SECTION WAS AMENDED
BY ACT 2018-494 IN THE 2018 REGULAR SESSION, EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2020. TO SEE THE AMENDED
VERSION, SEE THE VERSION LABELED PENDING. When the action is against the person for whom the
taxes were assessed or the owner of the land at the time of the sale, his or her heir, devisee,
vendee or mortgagee, the court shall, on motion of the defendant made at any time before the
trial of the action, ascertain (i) the amount paid by the purchaser at the sale and of the
taxes subsequently paid by the purchaser, together with 12 percent per annum thereon, subject
to the limitations set forth in Section 40-10-122(a); (ii) with respect to property located
within an urban renewal or urban redevelopment project area designated pursuant to Chapters
2 or 3 of Title 24, all insurance premiums paid or owed by the purchaser for casualty loss
coverage on insurable structures and the value of all permanent improvements...
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