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Ala. Code § 6-2-6 (2026)

Commencement of Limitation - Principal Against Deputy or Agent.

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When an injury arises from the act or omission of a deputy or agent, the time for the limitation of an action by the principal against such deputy or agent does not commence to run until the liability of the principal for the act or omission of such deputy or agent is ascertained by an action of the party aggrieved against the principal.

(Code 1852, §2496; Code 1867, §2920; Code 1876, §3246; Code 1886, §2634; Code 1896, §2819; Code 1907, §4858; Code 1923, §8972; Code 1940, T. 7, §44.)

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases, 1997–2017 · leading case: McNamara v. Benchmark Ins. Co., 261 So. 3d 213 (Ala. 2017).
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McNamara v. Benchmark Ins. Co., 261 So. 3d 213 (Ala. 2017). · cites it 28× “Section 6-5-482(b) then incorporates certain other Code sections "relating to the computation of statutory periods of limitation for the commencement of actions," but nevertheless maintains the four-year limitation: "[N]otwithstanding any provisions of such sections, no action…”
Miss. Valley Title Ins. v. Hooper, 707 So. 2d 209 (Ala. 1997). · cites it 4× “Ala.Code 1975, § 6-2-6, provides: "When an injury arises from the act or omission of a deputy or agent, the time for the limitation of an action by the principal against such deputy or agent does not commence to run until the liability of the principal for the act or omission of…”
Mississippi Valley Title Ins. Co. v. J. Garrison Thompson, 802 F.3d 1248 (11th Cir. 2015). “Therefore, the less-stringent statute of limitations governing principal-agent relationships set forth in Ala.Code § 6-2-6 applied and did not bar Mississippi Valley’s suit.”
McNamara v. Benchmark Ins. Co., 261 So. 3d 213 (Ala. 2017). · cites it 28× “Section 6-5-482(b) then incorporates certain other Code sections "relating to the computation of statutory periods of limitation for the commencement of actions," but nevertheless maintains the four-year limitation: "[N]otwithstanding any provisions of such sections, no action…”
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