Code of Alabama
Ala. Code § 6-6-224 (2026)
Construction of Contracts Before or After Breach.
✓ official Alabama Legislature (ALISON) text, current July 2026
A contract may be construed either before or after there has been a breach thereof.
(Acts 1935, No. 355, p. 777; Code 1940, T. 7, §158.)
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2
cases, 1986–2003 · leading case: Young v. Pimperl, 882 So. 2d 828 (Ala. 2003).
Young v. Pimperl, 882 So. 2d 828 (Ala. 2003). “" Section 6-6-224, Ala.Code 1975, provides as follows: "A contract may be construed either before or after there has been a breach thereof.”
Moss v. Williams, 489 So. 2d 575 (Ala. 1986). “The fact that no breach of contract has yet occurred does not affect the plaintiff’s right to pursue this action, because of the express wording of Code 1975, § 6-6-224. We believe that the plaintiff should be allowed to have this justicia-ble controversy settled in a…”
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