Code of Alabama
Ala. Code § 6-6-142 (2026)
Dismissal of Attachment.
✓ official Alabama Legislature (ALISON) text, current July 2026
An attachment issued without affidavit and bond, as prescribed in Division 2 of this article, may be dismissed on motion of the defendant, filed within 30 days after service of summons on a complaint.
(Code 1852, §2561; Code 1867, §2989; Code 1876, §3314; Code 1886, §2997; Code 1896, §563; Code 1907, §2964; Code 1923, §6212; Code 1940, T. 7, §885.)
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1
case, 1982–1982 · leading case: East Bay Apts. v. Martin, 412 So. 2d 815 (Ala. Civ. App. 1982).
East Bay Apts. v. Martin, 412 So. 2d 815 (Ala. Civ. App. 1982). “He further argues that a defective affidavit is equivalent to no affidavit at all, and that, pursuant to § 6-6-142, Code 1975, the writ is due to be dismissed.”
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