6-5-462
Section 6-5-462 Survival - Claims by and against personal representative in proceedings not of an equitable nature. In all proceedings not of an equitable nature, all claims upon which an action has been filed and all claims upon which no action has been filed on a contract, express or implied, and all personal claims upon which an action has been filed, except for injuries to the reputation, survive in favor of and against personal representatives; and all personal claims upon which no action has been filed survive against the personal representative of a deceased tort-feasor. (Code 1852, §2157; Code 1867, §2555; Code 1876, §2920; Code 1886, §2600; Code 1896, §35; Code 1907, §2496; Code 1923, §5712; Code 1940, T. 7, §150; Acts 1951, No. 737, p. 1290.)...
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7-2-201
Section 7-2-201 Formal requirements; statute of frauds. (1) Except as otherwise provided in this section a contract for the sale of goods for the price of $500 or more is not enforceable by way of action or defense unless there is some writing sufficient to indicate that a contract for sale has been made between the parties and signed by the party against whom enforcement is sought or by his authorized agent or broker. A writing is not insufficient because it omits or incorrectly states a term agreed upon, but the contract is not enforceable under this paragraph beyond the quantity of goods shown in such writing. (2) Between merchants if within a reasonable time a writing in confirmation of the contract and sufficient against the sender is received and the party receiving it has reason to know its contents, it satisfies the requirements of subsection (1) against such party unless written notice of objection to its contents is given within 10 days after it is received. (3) A contract...
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7-8-319
Section 7-8-319 (Effective Until January 1, 1997) Statute of frauds. A contract for the sale of securities is not enforceable by way of action or defense unless: (a) There is some writing signed by the party against whom enforcement is sought or by his authorized agent or broker sufficient to indicate that a contract has been made for sale of a stated quantity of described securities at a defined or stated price; or (b) Delivery of the security has been accepted or payment has been made but the contract is enforceable under this provision only to the extent of such delivery or payment; or (c) Within a reasonable time a writing in confirmation of the sale or purchase and sufficient against the sender under paragraph (a) has been received by the party against whom enforcement is sought and he has failed to send written objection to its contents within 10 days after its receipt; or (d) The party against whom enforcement is sought admits in his pleading, testimony or otherwise in court...
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8-3-13
Section 8-3-13 Surety may require creditor to bring action against principal; discharge of surety upon failure to bring action. (a) A surety upon any contract for the payment of money or for the delivery or payment of personal property may require the creditor or anyone having the beneficial interest in the contract, by notice in writing, to bring an action thereon against the principal debtor or against any cosurety to such contract. (b) If an action is not brought thereon in three months after the receipt of such notice and prosecuted with diligence according to the ordinary course of law, the surety giving such notice is discharged from all liability as surety or his aliquot proportion of the debt, as the case may be. (c) One surety may give the notice in behalf of his cosureties. (d) The remedy secured by this section does not apply to bonds or other contracts with collateral conditions, nor to the bonds of executors, administrators, guardians, or public officers. (Code 1852,...
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8-5-28
Section 8-5-28 Action to charge endorser or assignor on contracts assigned by writing and not covered by Uniform Commercial Code - When holder of contract excused from bringing action, obtaining judgment, etc. The holder of an endorsed or assigned contract which is not governed by the Uniform Commercial Code is excused from bringing an action, obtaining the judgment, and issuing the execution thereon when: (1) The maker has no known place of residence in the state; (2) By the use of ordinary diligence such residence cannot be ascertained; (3) The action has been commenced in the county of the residence of the maker and a summons to the first and next succeeding court returned not found by the proper officer; (4) A judgment against the maker has been defeated, in whole or in part, by a defense to the merits of such contract or writing or a setoff against any other than the endorsee or assignee; (5) Any defense, except a setoff to the merits of such contract or writing, exists which...
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8-5-30
Section 8-5-30 Action to charge endorser or assignor on contracts assigned by writing and not covered by Uniform Commercial Code - Costs recoverable against assignor or endorser. The costs in an action against the maker in an assigned or endorsed contract which is not governed by the Uniform Commercial Code are recoverable in the action against the assignor or endorser. (Code 1852, §1548; Code 1867, §1856; Code 1876, §2117; Code 1886, §1782; Code 1896, §896; Code 1907, §5157; Code 1923, §9230; Code 1940, T. 39, §199.)...
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25-6-4
Section 25-6-4 Acceptance of insurance benefits, etc., not to bar action, etc.; setoff. No contract of employment, insurance, relief benefit or indemnity for injury or death entered into by or on behalf of any employee, nor the acceptance of any such insurance, relief benefit or indemnity by the person entitled thereto shall constitute any bar or defense to any action brought to recover damages for personal injuries to or death of such employee, but, upon the trial of such action against any employer, the defendant may set off therein any sum he has contributed toward any such insurance, relief benefit, or indemnity that may have been paid to the injured employee or, in case of death, to his personal representative. (Code 1907, §3913; Code 1923, §7601; Code 1940, T. 26, §329.)...
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6-5-228
Section 6-5-228 Actions relating to sale or disposition of real estate; actions against persons other than architects, engineers, or builders. Nothing contained in this article shall be construed as affecting any period of limitation for any cause of action arising out of or relating to the sale or disposition of real estate, or against any person other than architects, engineers, and builders as defined in this article. (Acts 1994, No. 94-138, p. 183, §9.)...
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6-5-521
Section 6-5-521 "Product liability action" defined. (a) A "product liability action" means any action brought by a natural person for personal injury, death, or property damage caused by the manufacture, construction, design, formula, preparation, assembly, installation, testing, warnings, instructions, marketing, packaging, or labeling of a manufactured product when such action is based upon (1) negligence, (2) innocent or negligent misrepresentation, (3) the manufacturer's liability doctrine, (4) the Alabama extended manufacturer's liability doctrine as it exists or is hereafter construed or modified, (5) breach of any implied warranty, or (6) breach of any oral express warranty and no other. A product liability action does not include an action for contribution or indemnity. (b) No product liability action may be asserted or may be provided a claim for relief against any distributor, wholesaler, dealer, retailer, or seller of a product, or against an individual or business entity...
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27-42-11
Section 27-42-11 Settlement and payment of claims; recovery. (a) Any person recovering under this chapter shall be deemed to have assigned his or her rights under the policy to the association to the extent of his or her recovery from the association. Every insured or claimant seeking the protection of this chapter shall cooperate with the association to the same extent as such person would have been required to cooperate with the insolvent insurer. The association shall have no cause of action against the insured of the insolvent insurer for any sums it has paid out except for those causes of action the insolvent insurer would have had if such sums had been paid by the insolvent insurer and except as provided in subsections (d), (e), (f), (g), and (h) below. In the case of an insolvent insurer operating on a plan with assessment liability, payments of claims of the association may not operate to reduce the liability of insureds to the receiver, liquidator, or statutory successor for...
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