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§ 11-48-59 — Performance of Duties of Probate Judge; Liability of Probate Judge for Errors in Performance of Duties

Alabama § 11-48-59
JurisdictionAlabama
Title 11Counties and Municipal Corporations
Ch. 48Public Improvements and Assessments Generally
Art. 1General Provisions

This text of Alabama § 11-48-59 (Performance of Duties of Probate Judge; Liability of Probate Judge for Errors in Performance of Duties) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering Alabama primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.

Bluebook
Ala. Code § 11-48-59 (2026).

Text

The duties imposed upon the probate judge in Sections 11-48-54 through 11-48-58 may be performed in his name and stead by any person or persons thereunto authorized by him. The faithful performance of such duties may be compelled by mandamus, but the probate judge shall not be liable in damages for any error or mistake in the performance of such duties committed in good faith.

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Legislative History

(Acts 1939, No. 204, p. 354; Code 1940, T. 37, §566.)

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