Code of Alabama
Ala. Code § 6-2-34 (2026)
Commencement of Actions - Six Years.
✓ official Alabama Legislature (ALISON) text, current July 2026
The following must be commenced within six years:
(1) Actions for any trespass to person or liberty, such as false imprisonment or assault and battery;
(2) Actions for any trespass to real or personal property;
(3) Actions for the detention or conversion of personal property;
(4) Actions founded on promises in writing not under seal;
(5) Actions for the recovery of money upon a loan, upon a stated or liquidated account or for arrears of rent due upon a parol demise;
(6) Actions for the use and occupation of land;
(7) Motions and other actions against the sureties of any sheriff, coroner, constable, or any public officer and actions against the sureties of executors, administrators, or guardians for any nonfeasance, misfeasance, or malfeasance, whatsoever, of their principal, the time to be computed from the act done or omitted by their principal which fixes the liability of the surety;
(8) Motions and other actions against attorneys-at-law for failure to pay over money of their clients or for neglect or omission of duty; and
(9) Actions upon any simple contract or speciality not specifically enumerated in this section.
(Code 1852, §2477; Code 1867, §2901; Code 1876, §3226; Code 1886, §2615; Code 1896, §2796; Code 1907, §4835; Code 1923, §8944; Code 1940, T. 7, §21.)
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 187
cases (25 in the last 5 years), 1979–2026 · leading case: Carr v. Int'l Refining & Mfg. Co., 13 So. 3d 947 (Ala. 2009).
Carr v. Int'l Refining & Mfg. Co., 13 So. 3d 947 (Ala. 2009). “See § 6-2-34, Ala.Code 1975. However, we declined to reach the question whether a six-year statute of limitations applied to any of the former employees' claims against the new defendants, stating: *951 "That issue .”
Walker v. Capstone Bldg. Corp., 96 So. 3d 77 (Ala. 2012). “In McKenzie , this Court concluded that “wanton conduct is the equivalent in law to intentional conduct.”
Turner v. Westhampton Court, L.L.C., 903 So. 2d 82 (Ala. 2004). “The Limited New-Home Warranty The warranty provided the Turners with coverage for one year from the date they closed on the purchase of the home.”
Bekken v. Greystone Residential Ass'n, 227 So. 3d 1201 (Ala. Civ. App. 2017). “2012)(“The statute of limitations of six years set out in Ala. Code § 6-2-34 applies to actions for use and occupation.”
Univalor Trust, SA v. Columbia Petroleum, LLC, 315 F.R.D. 374 (S.D. Ala. 2016). “See 1975 Ala. Code § 6-2-34 (3).” Joe Hand Promotion, Inc.”
Midland Funding, LLC v. Johnson, 137 S. Ct. 1407 (2017). “See Ala. Code § 6-2-34 (2014). Johnson, represented by counsel, objected to the claim; Midland did not respond to the objection; and the Bankruptcy Court disallowed the claim.”
Ala. Teachers Credit Union v. Design Build Concepts, Inc., 334 F. Supp. 3d 1171 (N.D. Ala. 2018). “1993) (citing Ala. Code § 6-2-34 (9) ). Negligence claims have a limitations period of only two years, which commences the date the injury occurs.”
Birmingham Hockey Club, Inc. v. NCCI, INC., 827 So. 2d 73 (Ala. 2002). “This case was litigated for 4 years at the trial level and produced 13 volumes of record, along with 2 additional boxes of deposition testimony and other filings, yet an allusion to the applicability of a 6 year statute of limitations to BHC's unjust-enrichment claim appears in…”
ROMAR DEV. v. Gulf View Mgmt. Corp., 644 So. 2d 462 (Ala. 1994). “It also held that the counterclaim was *465 barred by Ala.Code 1975, § 6-2-34(9), the statute of limitations applicable to claims for breach of contract, and awarded Gulf View attorney fees.”
Honea v. Raymond James Fin. Servs., Inc., 240 So. 3d 550 (Ala. 2017). “See Ala. Code 1975, § 6-2-34(9) (providing generally for a six-year statute of limitations in an action on a contract).”
Owens v. Okure, 488 U.S. 235 (1989). “, Ala. Code §§ 6-2-34 (1) (1977) (six years “for any trespass to person or liberty, such as false imprisonment or assault and battery”); Ala.”
Labauve v. Olin Corp., 231 F.R.D. 632 (S.D. Ala. 2005). “See Ala.Code § 6-2-34(2) (explaining that “[ajctions for any trespass to real or personal property” are subject to six-year limitation period); Motisi v.”
— Ala. Code § 6-2-34(1) — 34 cases
Carr v. Int'l Refining & Mfg. Co., 13 So. 3d 947 (Ala. 2009). “See § 6-2-34, Ala.Code 1975. However, we declined to reach the question whether a six-year statute of limitations applied to any of the former employees' claims against the new defendants, stating: *951 "That issue .”
Walker v. Capstone Bldg. Corp., 96 So. 3d 77 (Ala. 2012). “In McKenzie , this Court concluded that “wanton conduct is the equivalent in law to intentional conduct.”
Mann v. Darden, 630 F. Supp. 2d 1305 (M.D. Ala. 2009).
Anderson v. Tate & Lyle PLC, 81 So. 3d 1217 (Ala. 2011).
Jordan v. Wilson, 649 F. Supp. 1038 (M.D. Ala. 1986).
— Ala. Code § 6-2-34(2) — 13 cases
Labauve v. Olin Corp., 231 F.R.D. 632 (S.D. Ala. 2005). “See Ala.Code § 6-2-34(2) (explaining that “[ajctions for any trespass to real or personal property” are subject to six-year limitation period); Motisi v.”
Walker v. Capstone Bldg. Corp., 96 So. 3d 77 (Ala. 2012). “In McKenzie , this Court concluded that “wanton conduct is the equivalent in law to intentional conduct.”
W.T. Ratliff Co., Inc. v. Henley, 405 So. 2d 141 (Ala. 1981).
Prater v. Brian Nelson Excavating, LLC, 25 So. 3d 1143 (Ala. 2009).
Easterling v. Awtrey Bldg. Corp., 770 So. 2d 606 (Ala. Civ. App. 1999).
— Ala. Code § 6-2-34(3) — 5 cases
Birmingham Hockey Club, Inc. v. NCCI, INC., 827 So. 2d 73 (Ala. 2002). “This case was litigated for 4 years at the trial level and produced 13 volumes of record, along with 2 additional boxes of deposition testimony and other filings, yet an allusion to the applicability of a 6 year statute of limitations to BHC's unjust-enrichment claim appears in…”
Auburn Univ. v. Int'l Bus. MacHines, Corp., 716 F. Supp. 2d 1114 (M.D. Ala. 2010).
Ex parte Talbott, 215 So. 3d 541 (Ala. 2015).
Williams v. Limestone Cnty. Water & Sewer Auth., 223 So. 3d 240 (Ala. Civ. App. 2016).
White v. The Bush Law Firm, LLC (Bankr. M.D. Ala. 2024).
— Ala. Code § 6-2-34(4) — 11 cases
Bekken v. Greystone Residential Ass'n, 227 So. 3d 1201 (Ala. Civ. App. 2017). “2012)(“The statute of limitations of six years set out in Ala. Code § 6-2-34 applies to actions for use and occupation.”
Bailey v. Liberty Mut. Ins. Co., 451 So. 2d 279 (Ala. 1984).
Shadrick v. Johnston, 571 So. 2d 1008 (Ala. 1990).
McKerall v. Kaiser, 60 So. 3d 288 (Ala. 2010).
Sabbah v. Nationwide Mut. Ins. Co., 261 F. Supp. 3d 1173 (N.D. Ala. 2017).
— Ala. Code § 6-2-34(5) — 9 cases
Kimber v. Fed. Fin. Corp., 668 F. Supp. 1480 (M.D. Ala. 1987).
Auburn Univ. v. Int'l Bus. MacHines, Corp., 716 F. Supp. 2d 1114 (M.D. Ala. 2010).
Alabama Ins. Guar. Ass'n v. Water Works & Sanitary Sewer Bd. of the City of Montgomery, 93 So. 3d 88 (Ala. Civ. App. 2011).
Alabama Ins. Guar. Ass'n v. Water Works & Sanitary Sewer Bd. of the City of Montgomery, 93 So. 3d 94 (Ala. 2012).
Feggins v. LVNV Funding LLC (In re Feggins), 540 B.R. 895 (Bankr. M.D. Ala. 2015).
— Ala. Code § 6-2-34(6) — 2 cases
Bekken v. Greystone Residential Ass'n, 227 So. 3d 1201 (Ala. Civ. App. 2017). “2012)(“The statute of limitations of six years set out in Ala. Code § 6-2-34 applies to actions for use and occupation.”
Breland v. City of Fairhope, 229 So. 3d 1078 (Ala. 2016).
— Ala. Code § 6-2-34(8) — 2 cases
Jackson v. Kimbrough, 622 So. 2d 321 (Ala. 1993).
Reynolds v. Behrman Capital IV L.P. (N.D. Ala. 2020).
— Ala. Code § 6-2-34(9) — 36 cases
Turner v. Westhampton Court, L.L.C., 903 So. 2d 82 (Ala. 2004). “The Limited New-Home Warranty The warranty provided the Turners with coverage for one year from the date they closed on the purchase of the home.”
ROMAR DEV. v. Gulf View Mgmt. Corp., 644 So. 2d 462 (Ala. 1994). “It also held that the counterclaim was *465 barred by Ala.Code 1975, § 6-2-34(9), the statute of limitations applicable to claims for breach of contract, and awarded Gulf View attorney fees.”
Univalor Trust, SA v. Columbia Petroleum, LLC, 315 F.R.D. 374 (S.D. Ala. 2016). “See 1975 Ala. Code § 6-2-34 (3).” Joe Hand Promotion, Inc.”
Honea v. Raymond James Fin. Servs., Inc., 240 So. 3d 550 (Ala. 2017). “See Ala. Code 1975, § 6-2-34(9) (providing generally for a six-year statute of limitations in an action on a contract).”
Ala. Teachers Credit Union v. Design Build Concepts, Inc., 334 F. Supp. 3d 1171 (N.D. Ala. 2018). “1993) (citing Ala. Code § 6-2-34 (9) ). Negligence claims have a limitations period of only two years, which commences the date the injury occurs.”
— Ala. Code § 6-2-34(9)(1975) — 1 case
In Re the Nw. Mut. Life Ins. Co. Sales Practices Litig., 70 F. Supp. 2d 466 (D.N.J. 1999).
— Ala. Code § 6-2-34(a) — 2 cases
Carr v. Int'l Refining & Mfg. Co., 13 So. 3d 947 (Ala. 2009). “See § 6-2-34, Ala.Code 1975. However, we declined to reach the question whether a six-year statute of limitations applied to any of the former employees' claims against the new defendants, stating: *951 "That issue .”
Burrell v. Essary, 992 So. 2d 1 (Ala. Civ. App. 2006).
— Ala. Code § 6-2-34(l) — 1 case
Long v. Hodges, 539 So. 2d 238 (Ala. 1989).
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