Alabama Code 6-6-145. Suspending entry of judgment – Against defendant while claims, etc., settled
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Terms Used In Alabama Code 6-6-145
- Answer: The formal written statement by a defendant responding to a civil complaint and setting forth the grounds for defense.
- Attachment: A procedure by which a person's property is seized to pay judgments levied by the court.
- Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
- Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
- property: includes both real and personal property. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
- Summons: Another word for subpoena used by the criminal justice system.
No judgment can be entered against the defendant in attachment when a claim has been interposed to try the right of property or when the answer of the garnishee is contested or a contest has arisen about the title to, or interest in, the debt or demand, money or effects garnished until these questions are settled, unless other property or effects of the defendant are attached or garnished about which no contest has arisen or unless personal service by summons and complaint is had on the defendant.