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§ 8-3-8 — Payments by Surety Pending Action

Alabama § 8-3-8
JurisdictionAlabama
Title 8Commercial Law and Consumer Protection
Ch. 3Suretyship
Art. 1General Provisions

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Ala. Code § 8-3-8 (2026).

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If the surety pays off the debt pending an action against the principal and himself or against the principal alone, such payment shall operate only to cause the action to proceed for the benefit of such surety, and the judgment may be entered in the name of the original plaintiff for the use of such surety.

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Legislative History

(Code 1907, §5391; Code 1923, §9550; Code 1940, T. 9, §84.)

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