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Ala. Code § 6-2-14 (2026)

Computation of Time - Granting of Letters Testamentary or Administration.

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The time between the death of a person and the grant of letters testamentary or of administration, not exceeding six months, is not to be taken as any part of the time limited for the commencement of actions by or against his executors or administrators.

(Code 1852, §2494; Code 1867, §2918; Code 1876, §3244; Code 1886, §2632; Code 1896, §2815; Code 1907, §4854; Code 1923, §8968; Code 1940, T. 7, §53.)

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2002–2024 · leading case: Nelson v. Est. of Frederick, 855 So. 2d 1043 (Ala. 2003).
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Nelson v. Est. of Frederick, 855 So. 2d 1043 (Ala. 2003). · cites it 7× “§ 6-2-14, Ala.Code 1975. We have interpreted this Code section to mean that the running of the limitations period is tolled for a period up to, but not exceeding, six months.”
Mitchell v. Thornley, 98 So. 3d 556 (Ala. Civ. App. 2012). · cites it 3× “However, in this case, the limitations period for the negligence claim was tolled for an additional six months under § 6-2-14, Ala.Code 1975. Section 6-2-14 provides: “The time between the death of a person and the grant of letters testamentary or of administration, not…”
Broady v. Herd, No. 7:23-cv-01097 (N.D. Ala. Mar. 5, 2024). · cites it 2× “Code § 6-2-14 that “the time between a person’s death and the opening of a person’s estate, up to a six-month period, is not to count against the executor of the estate” and “the notice-of-claim requirement ought to be tolled during that period as well.”
Carrigan v. Columbus Reg'l Healthcare Sys., Inc., 237 F. Supp. 2d 1317 (M.D. Ala. 2002). “Finally, Columbus argues that the statute of limitations for filing the claim brought here cannot be extended under Alabama Code § 6-2-14, which provides an additional six months for actions to be commenced where there must be an appointment of letters testamentary.”
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