Alabama § 35-13-8 Remedy of Owner When Taker Refuses to Deliver Property

Alabama Statutes

§ 35-13-8 — Remedy of Owner When Taker Refuses to Deliver Property

Alabama § 35-13-8

Title 35Property

Ch. 13Salvage

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Bluebook

Ala. Code § 35-13-8 (2026).

Text

If the taker or the person in possession of the property fails to deliver the same to the owner on the order of the district court and the payment of, or offering to pay, all legal costs, charges, and expenses for keeping, such owner may recover the same; and the person failing also forfeits, to any person bringing an action for the same, double the appraised value of the property.

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Legislative History

(Code 1852, §2086; Code 1867, §2478; Code 1876, §2874; Code 1886, §3293; Code 1896, §3536; Code 1907, §5855; Code 1923, §10169; Code 1940, T. 47, §268.)