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6-5-70
Section 6-5-70 Furnishing liquor to minors. Either parent of a minor, guardian, or a person
standing in loco parentis to the minor having neither father nor mother shall have a right
of action against any person who unlawfully sells or furnishes spirituous liquors to such
minor and may recover such damages as the jury may assess, provided the person selling or
furnishing liquor to the minor had knowledge of or was chargeable with notice or knowledge
of such minority. Only one action may be commenced for each offense under this section. (Code
1907, §2467; Code 1923, §5673; Code 1940, T. 7, §120.)...
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8-1-151
Section 8-1-151 Creditor of losing party under gambling contract may garnish winner. (a) Any
creditor of a losing party under a gambling contract may garnish the winner as other debtors
are garnished at any time within two years from the payment of such money or delivery of such
thing, and if such garnishee fails to appear, judgment may be entered against him as against
other garnishees failing to answer, but the answer of a garnishee shall not be evidence against
him in a criminal prosecution. (b) A judgment recovered by a creditor under the provisions
of this section is a defense to any action brought by any person under the provisions of Section
8-1-150. (Code 1852, §§1565, 1566; Code 1867, §§1877, 1878; Code 1876, §§2134, 2135;
Code 1886, §§1745, 1746; Code 1896, §§2166, 2167; Code 1907, §§3341, 3342; Code 1923,
§§6811, 6812; Code 1940, T. 9, §§47, 48.)...
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18-1A-52
Section 18-1A-52 Bond for damages caused by entry. (a) An order permitting entry under Section
18-1A-51 shall include a preliminary assessment by the circuit court of the probable amount
that will fairly compensate the owner and any other person in lawful possession or physical
occupancy of the property for damages for physical injury to the property, and for substantial
interference with its possession or use, found likely to be caused by the entry and activities
authorized by the order, and shall require the condemnor other than the state to enter into
bond in double the amount of such preliminary assessment, with good and sufficient sureties,
to pay such damages as the property owner or other person in lawful possession or physical
occupancy of the property may sustain. The bond must be given before entry is made. (b) Unless
sooner disbursed by agreement or court order, the amount of the bond sufficient to cover the
damages sustained shall be paid to those determined by the circuit...
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6-6-259
Section 6-6-259 Actions by mortgagees or vendor in conditional sale contract, etc., against
mortgagors or vendees, etc. (a) If the action is by a mortgagee or his assignee against a
mortgagor, or one holding under him, or by a vendor who has made a conditional sale reserving
the title until the entire purchase money shall be paid, or his assignee, against his vendee
or one holding under him, the defendant may, upon suggestion, require that the jury ascertain
the amount of the mortgage debt or the unpaid balance of the purchase price of the article
sold; and if the debt due is ascertained to be less than the value of the property sued for
as assessed by the jury, judgment must be entered for the property sued for or if that is
not to be had, then for the amount of the debt as ascertained by the jury. The court must
also make an order that, if the debt so ascertained, interest and costs, shall be paid within
30 days, no execution or other process shall issue on the judgment; and on...
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6-6-280
Section 6-6-280 Election to proceed by action of ejectment or action in nature of ejectment;
proceedings upon action in nature of ejectment. (a) A plaintiff commencing an action for the
recovery of lands or the possession thereof has an election to proceed by an action of ejectment
or by an action in the nature of an action of ejectment as is provided in subsection (b) of
this section. (b) An action for the recovery of land or the possession thereof in the nature
of an action in ejectment may be maintained without a statement of any lease or demise to
the plaintiff or ouster by a casual or nominal ejector, and the complaint is sufficient if
it alleges that the plaintiff was possessed of the premises or has the legal title thereto,
properly designating or describing them, and that the defendant entered thereupon and unlawfully
withholds and detains the same. This action must be commenced in the name of the real owner
of the land or in the name of the person entitled to the possession...
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6-5-543
Section 6-5-543 Damages against health care provider to be itemized; future damages over $150,000
to be paid by periodic payments over period of years; judgment to specify payment terms; requirement
to post security or provide evidence of insurance; future damages not to be reduced to present
value; attorney's fees; termination of periodic payments; contempt of court upon continuing
pattern of failure to make payments; modification of judgment; legislative intent. (a) In
any action for injury or damages whether in contract or in tort against a health care provider
based on a breach of the standard of care the damages assessed by the trier of fact shall
be itemized as follows: (1) Past damages, (2) Future damages, (3) Punitive damages. The trier
of fact shall not reduce any future damages to present value. If the trial court determines
that any one or more of the above categories is not recoverable in the action, that category
or categories shall be omitted from the itemization. (b)...
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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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33-1-25
Section 33-1-25 Port authority authorized to carry fire and casualty and public liability insurance.
The Alabama State Port Authority is hereby authorized to provide insurance covering loss or
damage to its properties, or any properties of others in its custody, care or control, or
any properties as to which it has any insurable interest, caused by fire or other casualty;
and may likewise provide insurance for the payment of damages on account of the injury to
or death of persons, and the loss of or destruction of properties of others; and may pay the
premiums thereon out of the revenues of the port authority. Nothing herein shall be construed
to authorize or permit the institution of any civil action or proceeding in any court against
the port authority for or on account of any matters referred to in this section; provided,
that any contracts of insurance herein authorized may, in the discretion of the director of
the port authority, provide for a direct right of action against the...
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35-11-227
Section 35-11-227 Actions by employees, etc.; defense by contractor. (a) If the action is by
an employee of the contractor, or by any person who has furnished to him material for the
building or improvement, the contractor shall be a necessary party defendant thereto; and
in such action on motion of the plaintiff, the owner or proprietor may be cited to answer
under oath how much was owing by him to the contractor on his contract with such contractor,
at the time of the service on him of the notice required by Section 35-11-218; and such answer
may be controverted, and proceedings had and judgment entered as in garnishment cases. (b)
When the lien is sought to be enforced by any person other than the contractor, it shall be
the duty of the contractor to defend the action at his own expense; and after notice of an
intention to file a statement of the lien, and pending the action, the owner or proprietor
may withhold from the contractor money sufficient to cover the amount claimed, and...
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6-5-466
Section 6-5-466 Revival in case of death of one or more defendants jointly sued. (a) The death
of one or more defendants jointly sued does not, as to the defendant dying, abate a claim
upon which an action has been filed if the claim survives; but such a claim may be revived
against the proper representative of such defendant and such representative and the surviving
defendant or defendants may be proceeded against jointly or severally, at the election of
the plaintiff. (b) Under this section, the judgment entered must be several, but against a
personal representative, if he objects, judgment must not be entered until after the expiration
of six months from the grant of letters testamentary or of administration. (c) Under this
section, the satisfaction of one judgment is, as to the plaintiff, a satisfaction of all,
except as to costs; but if requested, the plaintiff must assign, without recourse on him,
the judgment against a principal debtor to the party from whom satisfaction is...
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