Alabama Code 6-5-223. Applicability
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Terms Used In Alabama Code 6-5-223
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Tort: A civil wrong or breach of a duty to another person, as outlined by law. A very common tort is negligent operation of a motor vehicle that results in property damage and personal injury in an automobile accident.
This article shall not apply to civil causes of action in tort, contract, or otherwise, which accrued or arose prior to February 25, 1994. Where construction was completed but no civil cause of action accrued prior to February 25, 1994, this article shall apply to the construction of the improvement on or to real estate, and, for the purposes of the time limitations provided in this article, substantial completion of construction of the improvement on or to real estate shall be deemed to be February 25, 1994, but shall not revive any cause of action barred under existing law.