Alabama Code 6-6-143. Construction of attachment law; amendments; dismissal
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Terms Used In Alabama Code 6-6-143
- Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
- Attachment: A procedure by which a person's property is seized to pay judgments levied by the court.
- Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
- Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
The attachment law must be liberally construed to advance the manifest intent of the law; the plaintiff, before or during the trial, must be permitted to amend any defect of form or of substance in the affidavit, bond or attachment; and no attachment must be dismissed for any defect in the affidavit if the plaintiff, his agent, or attorney will make a sufficient affidavit or, for any defect in the bond or for want of a bond, if the plaintiff, his agent or attorney is willing to give or substitute a sufficient bond.