Code of Alabama
Ala. Code § 6-5-350 (2026)
Action by Unmarried Woman Under 19 Years of Age.
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An unmarried woman under the age of 19 years may prosecute as plaintiff an action for her own seduction and may recover such damages as may be assessed in her favor.
(Code 1852, §2133; Code 1867, §2529; Code 1876, §2896; Code 1886, §2585; Code 1896, §23; Code 1907, §2482; Code 1923, §5692; Acts 1935, No. 356, p. 780; Code 1940, T. 7, §116.)
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1
case, 1997–1997 · leading case: Edwards v. Moore, 699 So. 2d 220 (Ala. Civ. App. 1997).
Edwards v. Moore, 699 So. 2d 220 (Ala. Civ. App. 1997). “There are two major distinctions between Alabama’s seduction statute and that statute: (1) The Alabama statute is restricted to unmarried females under the age of 19, whereas the Georgia statute affected all unmarried females; and (2) a separate cause of action exists in…”
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