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Terms Used In Alaska Statutes 09.30.060

  • action: includes any matter or proceeding in a court, civil or criminal. See Alaska Statutes 01.10.060
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
  • property: includes real and personal property. See Alaska Statutes 01.10.060
  • Summons: Another word for subpoena used by the criminal justice system.

When an action upon a contract is pending against one or more defendants jointly liable, judgment may be given on the confession of one or more defendants against all the defendants jointly liable, whether all defendants have been served with the summons or not. However, the judgment may be enforced only against their joint property and against the joint and separate property of the defendant making the confession.