Code of Alabama
Ala. Code § 37-2-18 (2026)
Treble Damages.
✓ official Alabama Legislature (ALISON) text, current July 2026
In addition to the penalties and forfeitures provided in this division to the state, railroads or other common carriers shall, for each violation of the provisions of this division, be liable to the person, firm, or corporation injured thereby in three times the amount of damages incurred and suffered.
(Code 1907, §5559; Code 1923, §10058; Code 1940, T. 48, §123.)
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3
cases, 1997–2000 · leading case: BMW of North Am., Inc. v. Gore, 701 So. 2d 507 (Ala. 1997).
BMW of North Am., Inc. v. Gore, 701 So. 2d 507 (Ala. 1997). “Code 1975, § 8-19-10(a)(2) (providing for treble damages for certain violations of the Deceptive Trade Practices Act); § 37-2-18 (providing treble damages for certain harm caused by common carriers); § 10-2B-15.”
Life Ins. Co. of Georgia v. Johnson, 701 So. 2d 524 (Ala. 1997). “Code 1975, § 8-19-10(a)(2) (providing for treble damages for certain violations of the Deceptive Trade Practices Act); § 37-2-18 (providing treble damages for certain harm caused by common carriers); § 10-2B-15.”
Prudential Ballard Realty Co. Inc. v. Weatherly, 792 So. 2d 1045 (Ala. 2000). “Code 1975, § 8-19-10(a)(2) (providing for treble damages for certain violations of the Deceptive Trade Practices Act); § 37-2-18 (providing treble damages for certain harm caused by common carriers); 18 U.”
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