Code of Alabama
Ala. Code § 6-6-451 (2026)
Answers on Behalf of Corporations.
✓ official Alabama Legislature (ALISON) text, current July 2026
No person shall answer on behalf of any corporation any process of garnishment unless he shall make affidavit that he is the duly authorized agent of the corporation to make such answer and that he has knowledge of the facts stated therein.
(Code 1867, §2897; Code 1876, §3222; Code 1886, §2975; Code 1896, §2190; Code 1907, §4319; Code 1923, §8070; Code 1940, T. 7, §1014.)
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2
cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1983–2026 · leading case: David Wayne Moore v. Cherie Frances Capesius, now known as Cherie Capesius Ginn, & Exec. Real Est. Mgmt., I.
David Wayne Moore v. Cherie Frances Capesius, now known as Cherie Capesius Ginn, & Exec. Real Est. Mgmt., I (Ala. 2026). “Although the motion was drafted and signed by EREM's attorney, Nicholas Hughes, Hughes did not submit an affidavit indicating that he was "the duly authorized agent" of EREM having "knowledge of the facts stated therein" as required by Ala. Code 1975, 6-6-451. Regardless, a day…”
Green v. Pike Manor, Inc., 431 So. 2d 1316 (Ala. Civ. App. 1983). “, is a nullity under § 6-6-451, Ala.Code (1975), and is stricken; and plaintiff’s motion for a judgment against Pike Manor, Inc.”
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