Code of Alabama
Ala. Code § 6-6-231 (2026)
Awarding of Costs.
✓ official Alabama Legislature (ALISON) text, current July 2026
In any proceeding under this article, the court may make such award of costs as may seem equitable and just.
(Acts 1935, No. 355, p. 777; Code 1940, T. 7, §165.)
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4
cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1990–2024 · leading case: Sparks v. Alabama State Bd. of Chiropractic Examiners, 11 So. 3d 221 (Ala. Civ. App. 2007).
Sparks v. Alabama State Bd. of Chiropractic Examiners, 11 So. 3d 221 (Ala. Civ. App. 2007). “The plaintiffs also respectfully request, pursuant to Code of Alabama 1975, Section 6-6-231 attorneys' fees and costs and point out to the Court that they have shouldered the burden for many other chiropractors across the state of Alabama.”
MacKenzie v. First Alabama Bank, 598 So. 2d 1367 (Ala. 1992). “" Ala.Code 1975, § 6-6-231. See also §§ 19-3-6 and 34-3-60.”
Covert v. Aetna Cas. & Sur. Co., 567 So. 2d 1348 (Ala. 1990). “The provisions of Rule 54(d) are consistent with the provisions of Ala.Code 1975, § 6-6-231, which provides for the awarding of costs in a declaratory judgment action.”
In the Est. of Claude M. Cooper, Jr. v. the State of Texas (Tex. App. 2024). “But bringing suit for declarations related to Ruth’s and Claude’s wills is exactly what the Trustees did, and James’s argument about giving him half of the Trust’s 23 assets upfront ignores the fact that if the Trustees succeeded in their action, they could be awarded attorney’s…”
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