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§ 43-2-197 — Liability to Actions; Venue

Alabama § 43-2-197
JurisdictionAlabama
Title 43Wills and Decedents’ Estates
Ch. 2Administration of Estates
Art. 8Nonresidents as Executors and Administrators

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Ala. Code § 43-2-197 (2026).

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Civil actions may be brought against nonresident executors and administrators in their representative character, in all cases, in the county in which letters were granted.

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Legislative History

(Code 1896, §86; Code 1907, §2562; Code 1923, §5785; Code 1940, T. 61, §147.)

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§ 43-2-112
Executor or Administrator of Decedent Who Wasted or Converted Another Decedent’s Assets
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Executor De Son Tort
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Resignation as Defense
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§ 43-2-131
Limitation on Actions Against Executor or Administrator
§ 43-2-132
Actions Begun by Special Administrator Not Abated
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Succeeding Executor or Administrator to Be Made Party to Civil Actions
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Judgments Against Administrators in Chief Revived Against Administrators De Bonis Non
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Actions Against Survivor of Two or More Executors or Administrators
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Survival of Actions for Damages to Realty
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