Alabama Code 8-1-226. Severability
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Terms Used In Alabama Code 8-1-226
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- Remainder: An interest in property that takes effect in the future at a specified time or after the occurrence of some event, such as the death of a life tenant.
In the event any provision or provisions of a covered contract are found by a court of competent jurisdiction to be unenforceable as a matter of law, such provisions shall be severable from the covered contract and shall not affect the enforceability of the remainder of the covered contract.