Alabama § 12-21-112 Written Contract as Evidence of Debt or Duty; Impeachment Thereof

Alabama Statutes

§ 12-21-112 — Written Contract as Evidence of Debt or Duty; Impeachment Thereof

Alabama § 12-21-112

JurisdictionAlabama

Title 12Courts

Ch. 21Evidence and Witnesses

Art. 1General Provisions

Div. 1Evidence

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Bluebook

Ala. Code § 12-21-112 (2026).

Text

Every written contract, the foundation of the action, purporting to be executed by the party sought to be charged, his partner, agent or attorney-in-fact, is evidence of the existence of the debt or that the party undertook to perform the duty for which it was given and that it was made on sufficient consideration, but may be impeached by answer, and, when so impeached, the burden of proof is on the defendant.

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Every written contract, the foundation of the action, purporting to be executed by the party sought to be charged, his partner, agent or attorney-in-fact, is evidence of the existence of the debt or that the party undertook to perform the duty for which it was given and that it was made on sufficient consideration, but may be impeached by answer, and, when so impeached, the burden of proof is on the defendant.

Legislative History

(Code 1852, §2278; Code 1867, §2681; Code 1876, §3035; Code 1886, §2769; Code 1896, §1800; Code 1907, §3966; Code 1923, §7662; Code 1940, T. 7, §374.)