6-6-286
Section 6-6-286 Proceedings upon defendant's suggestion of adverse possession. (a) When an
action is commenced to recover land or the possession thereof, the defendant may, at any time
before the trial, suggest upon the record that he, and those whose possession he has, have,
for three years next before the commencement of the action, had adverse possession thereof,
which must be construed to mean the same character of possession as will put in operation
the statute of limitations. In such case, if the jury finds for the plaintiff, it must also
ascertain by its verdict whether such suggestion is true or false. If the jury finds it to
be false, it must return a verdict for the damages as in ordinary cases. If the jury finds
it to be true, it must assess the value, at the time of trial, of the permanent improvements
made by the defendant, or those whose estate he has, and also ascertain by its verdict the
value of the lands and of the use and occupation thereof, not including the...
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6-6-456
Section 6-6-456 Judgment and proceedings if possession of effects subject to levy and sale
admitted. If the garnishee admits the possession of effects of the defendant, the subject
of levy and sale under legal process, judgment of condemnation must be entered that such effects
be delivered upon demand after the entry of judgment in favor of the plaintiff in the original
action, or so much thereof as may be necessary to satisfy the judgment, and the sheriff must
make sale thereof. If the garnishee fails to deliver such effects to the sheriff on demand,
he must make return thereof to the clerk, who must thereupon issue an execution against the
garnishee in favor of the plaintiff for the amount of the judgment and costs. If, however,
such failure is without fault or negligence on the part of the garnishee, he may tender to
the plaintiff, his agent, or attorney the value of such effects; and, if such tender is refused,
he may obtain relief by supersedeas. (Code 1852, §§2542-2544; Code...
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6-6-250
Section 6-6-250 Duty of clerk to require taking of property by sheriff unless defendant gives
bond; disposition of property on failure to give bond. (a) When an action is commenced for
the recovery of personal chattels in specie, if the plaintiff, his agent, or attorney makes
affidavit that the property sued for belongs to the plaintiff and executes a bond in such
sum and with such surety as may be approved by the clerk, with condition that if the plaintiff
fails in the action, he will pay the defendant all such costs and damages as he may sustain
by the wrongful complaint, it is the duty of the clerk to endorse on the summons that the
sheriff is required to take the property mentioned in the complaint into his possession unless
the defendant gives bond payable to the plaintiff, with sufficient surety, in double the value
of the property, with condition that if the defendant fails in the action he will, within
30 days thereafter, deliver the property to the plaintiff and pay all costs...
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6-6-253
Section 6-6-253 Interpleader by defendant of adverse claimant of property; force and effect
of bonds given. (a) If the defendant in a detinue action interpleads a claimant of the property
and the defendant is discharged as provided in the Alabama Rules of Civil Procedure and if
the defendant has retained possession of the chattels, giving bond, the court may order the
chattels to be delivered to such claimant on his giving bond with sufficient surety, to be
approved by the clerk, payable to the plaintiff in the penalty of the bond of the defendant
with condition that if he is not successful in the action he will, within 20 days thereafter,
deliver the chattels and pay all such damages as may be assessed for the detention thereof
and all costs adjudged against him. If such person refuses or neglects to give such bond for
three days after service of his first pleading or motion in the action, the chattels must
be delivered to the plaintiff on his giving bond with sufficient surety, to be...
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6-6-160
Section 6-6-160 Claim of persons not party to writ of execution or attachment, etc., to personal
property levied on; affidavit and bond; delivery of property to claimant. When an execution,
attachment or other like writ, issued from any court or by any officer, is levied on personal
property as to which any person not a party to the writ claims to own the title, legal, or
equitable, or a lien paramount to the right, title, or interest in the property of the defendant
in the writ, such person may try the right to such property before a sale thereof upon making
affidavit by himself, his agent, or attorney, which may be taken by the officer levying the
writ or any officer authorized to administer oaths that he holds such title to, or such lien
upon, the property claimed and executing bond with two good and sufficient sureties, to be
approved by the officer making the levy and payable to the plaintiff in double the value of
the property levied on and claimed, the value thereof to be...
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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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6-10-38
Section 6-10-38 Contest of exemption claim - Proceedings when homestead found to exceed value
or area allowed. (a) If, on the trial of a contest of a claim of homestead exemption, it is
found that the homestead as claimed exceeds $5,000 in value (or if a husband and wife have
both claimed the exemption to which each is entitled, $10,000), or 160 acres in area, the
court shall forthwith issue an order to the sheriff, returnable in 30 days thereafter, commanding
him to summon three disinterested householders or freeholders of the county in which the homestead
is situated, who, after having been sworn by the sheriff or some officer authorized to administer
oaths to faithfully discharge their duty, shall, if practicable, set off and allot, by metes
and bounds, the homestead exempt to the defendant from levy and sale under process, having
regard both to the quality and value of the real estate and to the selection of the defendant
and taking land most contiguous to the dwelling, and...
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6-6-290
Section 6-6-290 Effect of judgment by default. A judgment by default against a defendant is
an admission of title in the plaintiff, but to recover costs against the defendant, the plaintiff
must prove defendant's possession of the premises, or some part thereof, at the commencement
of the action. (Code 1852, §2218; Code 1867, §2619; Code 1876, §2968; Code 1886, §2708;
Code 1896, §1548; Code 1907, §3852; Code 1923, §7466; Code 1940, T. 7, §951.)...
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6-6-452
Section 6-6-452 Payment of defendant's money into court if garnishee admits possession thereof.
If the garnishee admits the possession of money belonging to the defendant, he must pay the
same or so much thereof as may be necessary to satisfy the plaintiff's demand and costs into
court to await the order of the court; and, if he fails to make such payment, he is liable
as if he had admitted an indebtedness for the amount of such money. (Code 1886, §2979; Code
1896, §2194; Code 1907, §4323; Code 1923, §8074; Code 1940, T. 7, §1018.)...
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6-6-256
Section 6-6-256 Assessment of value and damages and judgment - Trial of action. Upon the trial
the jury must, if it finds for the plaintiff, assess the value of each article separately,
if practicable, and also assess damages for its detention. If it finds for the defendant,
it must, in like manner, assess the value and, if in the possession of the plaintiff, assess
damages for its detention. Judgment against either party must be for the property sued for,
or its alternate value, with damages for its detention to the time of trial. (Code 1852, §2194;
Code 1867, §2595; Code 1876, §2944; Code 1886, §2719; Code 1896, §1476; Code 1907, §3781;
Code 1923, §7392; Code 1940, T. 7, §921.)...
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