Alabama § 6-6-180 Complaint to Compel Discovery, Etc., of Property - Execution for Money Not Satisfied

Alabama Statutes

§ 6-6-180 — Complaint to Compel Discovery, Etc., of Property - Execution for Money Not Satisfied

Alabama § 6-6-180

JurisdictionAlabama

Title 6Civil Practice

Ch. 6Remedies

Art. 4Creditors’ Actions

Div. 1General Provisions

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Bluebook

Ala. Code § 6-6-180 (2026).

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When an execution for money from any court has been issued against a defendant and is not satisfied, the plaintiff, or the person for whose benefit such execution is sued out, may file a complaint against such defendant to compel the discovery of any property belonging to him, or held in trust for him, and to prevent the transfer, payment or delivery thereof to such defendant, except when the trust has been created by, or proceeded from, some other person than the defendant himself; and the court may bring any other party before it and adjudge such property, or the interest of the defendant therein, to the satisfaction of the sum due the plaintiff.

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When an execution for money from any court has been issued against a defendant and is not satisfied, the plaintiff, or the person for whose benefit such execution is sued out, may file a complaint against such defendant to compel the discovery of any property belonging to him, or held in trust for him, and to prevent the transfer, payment or delivery thereof to such defendant, except when the trust has been created by, or proceeded from, some other person than the defendant himself; and the court may bring any other party before it and adjudge such property, or the interest of the defendant therein, to the satisfaction of the sum due the plaintiff.