7-3-418
Section 7-3-418 Payment or acceptance by mistake. (a) Except as provided in subsection (c),
if the drawee of a draft pays or accepts the draft and the drawee acted on the mistaken belief
that (i) payment of the draft had not been stopped pursuant to Section 7-4-403 or (ii) the
signature of the drawer of the draft was authorized, the drawee may recover the amount of
the draft from the person to whom or for whose benefit payment was made or, in the case of
acceptance, may revoke the acceptance. Rights of the drawee under this subsection are not
affected by failure of the drawee to exercise ordinary care in paying or accepting the draft.
(b) Except as provided in subsection (c), if an instrument has been paid or accepted by mistake
and the case is not covered by subsection (a), the person paying or accepting may, to the
extent permitted by the law governing mistake and restitution, (i) recover the payment from
the person to whom or for whose benefit payment was made or (ii) in the case of...
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7-3-602
Section 7-3-602 Payment. (a) Subject to subsection (b), an instrument is paid to the extent
payment is made (i) by or on behalf of a party obliged to pay the instrument, and (ii) to
a person entitled to enforce the instrument. To the extent of the payment, the obligation
of the party obliged to pay the instrument is discharged even though payment is made with
knowledge of a claim to the instrument under Section 7-3-306 by another person. (b) The obligation
of a party to pay the instrument is not discharged under subsection (a) if: (1) A claim to
the instrument under Section 7-3-306 is enforceable against the party receiving payment and
(i) payment is made with knowledge by the payor that payment is prohibited by injunction or
similar process of a court of competent jurisdiction, or (ii) in the case of an instrument
other than a cashier's check, teller's check, or certified check, the party making payment
accepted, from the person having a claim to the instrument, indemnity against loss...
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7-3-303
Section 7-3-303 Value and consideration. (a) An instrument is issued or transferred for value
if: (1) The instrument is issued or transferred for a promise of performance, to the extent
the promise has been performed; (2) The transferee acquires a security interest or other lien
in the instrument other than a lien obtained by judicial proceeding; (3) The instrument is
issued or transferred as payment of, or as security for, an antecedent claim against any person,
whether or not the claim is due; (4) The instrument is issued or transferred in exchange for
a negotiable instrument; or (5) The instrument is issued or transferred in exchange for the
incurring of an irrevocable obligation to a third party by the person taking the instrument.
(b) "Consideration" means any consideration sufficient to support a simple contract.
The drawer or maker of an instrument has a defense if the instrument is issued without consideration.
If an instrument is issued for a promise of performance, the issuer...
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7-3-605
Section 7-3-605 Discharge of indorsers and accommodation parties. (a) In this section, the
term "indorser" includes a drawer having the obligation described in Section 7-3-414(d).
(b) Discharge, under Section 7-3-604, of the obligation of a party to pay an instrument does
not discharge the obligation of an indorser or accommodation party having a right of recourse
against the discharged party. (c) If a person entitled to enforce an instrument agrees, with
or without consideration, to an extension of the due date of the obligation of a party to
pay the instrument, the extension discharges an indorser or accommodation party having a right
of recourse against the party whose obligation is extended to the extent the indorser or accommodation
party proves that the extension caused loss to the indorser or accommodation party with respect
to the right of recourse. (d) If a person entitled to enforce an instrument agrees, with or
without consideration, to a material modification of the...
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7-3-309
Section 7-3-309 Enforcement of lost, destroyed, or stolen instrument. (a) A person not in possession
of an instrument is entitled to enforce the instrument if: (i) the person seeking to enforce
the instrument: (A) was entitled to enforce it when loss of possession occurred, or (B) has
directly or indirectly acquired ownership of the instrument from a person who was entitled
to enforce the instrument when the loss of possession occurred; and (ii) the loss of possession
was not the result of a transfer by the person or a lawful seizure; and (iii) the person cannot
reasonably obtain possession of the instrument because the instrument was destroyed, its whereabouts
cannot be determined, or it is in the wrongful possession of an unknown person or a person
that cannot be found or is not amenable to service of process. (b) A person seeking enforcement
of an instrument under subsection (a) must prove the terms of the instrument and the person's
right to enforce the instrument. If that proof is...
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7-4-207
Section 7-4-207 Transfer warranties. (a) A customer or collecting bank that transfers an item
and receives a settlement or other consideration warrants to the transferee and to any subsequent
collecting bank that: (1) The warrantor is a person entitled to enforce the item; (2) All
signatures on the item are authentic and authorized; (3) The item has not been altered; (4)
The item is not subject to a defense or claim in recoupment (Section 7-3-305(a)) of any party
that can be asserted against the warrantor; and (5) The warrantor has no knowledge of any
insolvency proceeding commenced with respect to the maker or acceptor or, in the case of an
unaccepted draft, the drawer. (b) If an item is dishonored, a customer or collecting bank
transferring the item and receiving settlement or other consideration is obliged to pay the
amount due on the item (i) according to the terms of the item at the time it was transferred,
or (ii) if the transfer was of an incomplete item, according to its terms...
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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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7-3-411
Section 7-3-411 Refusal to pay cashier's checks, teller's checks, and certified checks. (a)
In this section, "obligated bank" means the acceptor of a certified check or the
issuer of a cashier's check or teller's check bought from the issuer. (b) If the obligated
bank wrongfully (i) refuses to pay a cashier's check or certified check, (ii) stops payment
of a teller's check, or (iii) refuses to pay a dishonored teller's check, the person asserting
the right to enforce the check is entitled to compensation for expenses and loss of interest
resulting from the nonpayment and may recover consequential damages if the obligated bank
refuses to pay after receiving notice of particular circumstances giving rise to the damages.
(c) Expenses or consequential damages under subsection (b) are not recoverable if the refusal
of the obligated bank to pay occurs because (i) the bank suspends payments, (ii) the obligated
bank asserts a claim or defense of the bank that it has reasonable grounds to...
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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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8-19A-18
Section 8-19A-18 Civil penalties; recovery of penalties. (a) Any person who engages in any
act or practices that violate this chapter is liable for a civil penalty of up to ten thousand
dollars ($10,000) for each violation. (b) The civil penalty may be recovered by any of the
following: (1) Civil action against the person engaging in the violative act or practice.
(2) Agreement and settlement of a civil action filed by stipulation of terms by the person
engaging in the violative act or practice and the director of the division by authority of
the Attorney General, and by payment of any agreed upon amount by the person against whom
the claim was filed. (3) The settlement of a claim against a person for violation of this
chapter before civil action is filed by agreement upon terms and by the payment of any settlement
amount agreed upon by the person and the director of the division by authority of the Attorney
General. (c) Upon ceasing the violative act or practice and agreeing to desist...
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