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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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6-3-7
Section 6-3-7 Venue of actions - Against foreign and domestic corporations. (a) All civil actions
against corporations may be brought in any of the following counties: (1) In the county in
which a substantial part of the events or omissions giving rise to the claim occurred, or
a substantial part of real property that is the subject of the action is situated; or (2)
In the county of the corporation's principal office in this state; or (3) In the county in
which the plaintiff resided, or if the plaintiff is an entity other than an individual, where
the plaintiff had its principal office in this state, at the time of the accrual of the cause
of action, if such corporation does business by agent in the county of the plaintiff's residence;
or (4) If subdivisions (1), (2), or (3) do not apply, in any county in which the corporation
was doing business by agent at the time of the accrual of the cause of action. (b) The residence
of only any properly joined named class representative or...
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11-47-191
Section 11-47-191 Institution of actions, entry, and execution of judgments against municipalities
and other persons or corporations jointly liable. (a) The injured party, if he institutes
a civil action against the municipality for damages suffered by him, shall also join such
other person or persons or corporation so liable as defendant or defendants of the civil action,
and no judgment shall be entered against the city or town unless judgment is entered against
such other person or corporation so liable for such injury, except where a summons is returned
not found as to a defendant or when judgment is entered in his favor on some personal defense,
and if a civil action be brought against the city or town alone and it is made to appear that
any person or corporation ought to be joined as a defendant in the action according to the
provisions in Section 11-47-190, the action shall be dismissed, unless the plaintiff amends
his complaint by making such party or corporation a defendant,...
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6-6-121
Section 6-6-121 When defendants evade service of process; dismissal of attachment. (a) When
a summons has been returned "not found" as to all or any of the defendants, residents
of the county, if the plaintiff, his agent or attorney makes an affidavit that the defendant
has evaded the service of the process, the court must direct an attachment to issue, returnable
within 30 days after the levy thereof, and the case must in all respects proceed as against
such defendant as if originally commenced by attachment. (b) The plaintiff may, notwithstanding
such attachment, proceed to judgment against any of the defendants on whom process was served,
but upon a judgment and satisfaction of the debt or claim, the attachment shall be dismissed
at the costs of the plaintiff. (Code 1852, §§2568, 2569; Code 1867, §§2996, 2997; Code
1876, §§3321, 3322; Code 1886, §§2969, 2970; Code 1896, §§559, 560; Code 1907, §§2959,
2960; Code 1923, §§6207, 6208; Code 1940, T. 7, §§880, 881.)...
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37-6-3
Section 37-6-3 Enumerated powers. A cooperative shall have the power: (1) To sue and be sued
in its corporate name. (2) To adopt a corporate seal and alter the same at its pleasure. (3)
To generate, manufacture, purchase, acquire and transmit electric energy and to distribute,
sell, supply and dispose of electric energy to its members, to governmental agencies and political
subdivisions and to other persons; provided, however, that should a cooperative acquire any
electric facilities dedicated or devoted to the public use, it may continue to serve the persons
served directly from such facilities at the time of such acquisition without requiring that
such persons become members, and, provided further, that such nonmembers shall have the right
to become members upon nondiscriminatory terms. Cooperatives may not condition membership
or provision of service on compliance by the member with requirements not directly related
to the electric or other service to be provided by the cooperative....
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6-5-755
Section 6-5-755 Recovery; contribution. (a) In an action against a manufacturer and one or
more other defendants, including other manufacturers, for death or injury to person or damage
to property arising out of an accident, the right of the plaintiff to recover jointly and
severally against such defendants found liable is preserved. (b) Notwithstanding subsection
(a), in an action arising out of such accident, if the respective or comparative responsibility
of tortfeasors is an issue, then the jury shall return special verdicts, or in the absence
of a jury the court shall make special findings, allocating the percentage of responsibility
attributable to each defendant found to have proximately caused the accident. (c) Responsibility
for the accident may be allocated to a nonparty in an action under the procedure described
in subsection (b) if each of the following requirements are satisfied: (1) A defendant affirmatively
pleads the responsibility of a nonparty as a proximate cause of...
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6-8-86
Section 6-8-86 Judgment for defendant - Compulsory counterclaims. On a compulsory counterclaim,
if the claim or demand of the defendant equals the claim or demand of the plaintiff, judgment
must be entered for the defendant; if the claim or demand of the defendant exceeds the claim
or demand of the plaintiff and the plaintiff is the party liable to its satisfaction, judgment
must be entered against him in favor of the defendant for such excess and all costs. (Code
1886, §2683; Code 1896, §3734; Code 1907, §5865; Code 1923, §10179; Code 1940, T. 7, §357.)...
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40-10-77
Section 40-10-77 Defense of action fails on grounds other than that taxes were not due. 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. If, in an action brought against
such purchaser or other person claiming under the purchaser to recover possession of lands
sold for taxes, the defendant claims and defends under the tax title and the defense fails
on the ground that such sale was invalid for any reason other than that the taxes were not
due, and the plaintiff recovers, the court shall forthwith, on the motion of the defendant,
ascertain the amount of taxes for which the lands were liable at the time of the sale and
for the payment of which they were sold, with interest thereon from the day of sale, and the
amount of such taxes on the lands, if any, as the defendant or the person under whom he or
she claims has, since such sale, lawfully paid or assumed, in case of the state,...
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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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34-14A-15
Section 34-14A-15 Recovery fund. (a) The board may establish a Homeowners' Recovery Fund for
the purpose of consumer protection, consumer education, and consumer awareness. An aggrieved
homeowner may recover actual economic damages, not including interest and court costs, sustained
within the state as the direct result of conduct of a licensee in violation of this chapter
or the rules of the board from the Homeowners' Recovery Fund. Any payments from the Homeowners'
Recovery Fund shall be subject to the following limitations and conditions: (1) The Homeowners'
Recovery Fund shall make payments only to homeowners who file a complaint with the board pursuant
to the requirements of subsection (b) of Section 34-14A-8. (2) The Homeowners' Recovery Fund
shall not make payments based on consent judgments. (3) Failure of the homeowner to follow
any provisions of this chapter shall preclude payment from the Homeowners' Recovery Fund.
(b) The board, by rule, shall determine the maximum amount of...
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