Alabama § 6-6-461 Effect of Judgment for Plaintiff as Between Garnishee and Defendant

Alabama Statutes

§ 6-6-461 — Effect of Judgment for Plaintiff as Between Garnishee and Defendant

Alabama § 6-6-461

JurisdictionAlabama

Title 6Civil Practice

Ch. 6Remedies

Art. 9Garnishments

Div. 5Answer of Garnishee

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Bluebook

Ala. Code § 6-6-461 (2026).

Text

The judgment condemning the debt, demand, money, or effects to the satisfaction of the plaintiff’s demand is conclusive as between the garnishee and the defendant to the extent of such judgment, unless the defendant prosecutes to effect an appeal from such judgment, which he may do in his own name; and, if such judgment is stayed by bond and the garnishee is notified of the fact, he is not permitted to discharge such judgment pending the appeal.

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The judgment condemning the debt, demand, money, or effects to the satisfaction of the plaintiff’s demand is conclusive as between the garnishee and the defendant to the extent of such judgment, unless the defendant prosecutes to effect an appeal from such judgment, which he may do in his own name; and, if such judgment is stayed by bond and the garnishee is notified of the fact, he is not permitted to discharge such judgment pending the appeal.

Legislative History

(Code 1852, §2563; Code 1867, §2991; Code 1876, §3316; Code 1886, §2993; Code 1896, §2185; Code 1907, §4314; Code 1923, §8065; Code 1940, T. 7, §1009.)