Alabama § 43-2-152 Enforcement of Judgment Rendered Against Decedent Before His or Her Death

Alabama Statutes

§ 43-2-152 — Enforcement of Judgment Rendered Against Decedent Before His or Her Death

Alabama § 43-2-152

JurisdictionAlabama

Title 43Wills and Decedents’ Estates

Ch. 2Administration of Estates

Art. 6Actions by and Against Executors and Administrators

Div. 2Execution and Garnishment to Enforce Judgments and Decrees Against Personal Representatives

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Bluebook

Ala. Code § 43-2-152 (2026).

Text

When a judgment has been entered against a decedent before his or her death, no execution can issue thereon against his or her personal representative, except in the case provided for in Section 6-9-62; but such judgment may be revived against his or her personal representative by appropriate action or motion after the lapse of six months from the grant of letters; and Sections 43-2-709 and 43-2-810 through 43-2-812 are applicable to such proceeding.

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When a judgment has been entered against a decedent before his or her death, no execution can issue thereon against his or her personal representative, except in the case provided for in Section 6-9-62; but such judgment may be revived against his or her personal representative by appropriate action or motion after the lapse of six months from the grant of letters; and Sections 43-2-709 and 43-2-810 through 43-2-812 are applicable to such proceeding.

Legislative History

(Code 1852, §1930; Code 1867, §2289; Code 1876, §2633; Code 1886, §2280; Code 1896, §349; Code 1907, §2816; Code 1923, §6055; Code 1940, T. 61, §132.)