Code of Alabama
Ala. Code § 6-6-541 (2026)
Contents of Complaint.
✓ official Alabama Legislature (ALISON) text, current July 2026
The complaint authorized by Section 6-6-540 must describe the lands with certainty, must allege the possession and ownership of the plaintiff and that the defendant claims, or is reputed to claim, some right, title, or interest in, or encumbrance upon, such lands and must call upon him to set forth and specify his title, claim, interest, or encumbrance and how and by what instrument the same is derived and created.
(Code 1896, §810; Code 1907, §5444; Code 1923, §9906; Code 1940, T. 7, §1110.)
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 19
cases (15 in the last 5 years), 1989–2026 · leading case: David Childers & Robert DeShawn Childers v. Leroy Darby, 163 So. 3d 323 (Ala. 2014).
David Childers & Robert DeShawn Childers v. Leroy Darby, 163 So. 3d 323 (Ala. 2014). “Section 6-6-541, Ala. Code 1975, sets forth the required contents of a complaint in a quiet-title action, stating: "The complaint authorized by Section 6-6-540 must describe the lands with certainty, must allege the possession and ownership of the plaintiff and that the…”
Holifield v. Smith, 17 So. 3d 1173 (Ala. Civ. App. 2008). “The Holifields ground their argument that the trial court lacked subject-matter jurisdiction on § 6-6-541, Ala.Code 1975, which provides that a complaint in a quiet-title action “must describe the lands [at issue] with certainty.”
Pogue v. White Stone Baptist Church, 554 So. 2d 981 (Ala. 1989). ““§ 6-6-541. Contents of complaint. "The complaint authorized by section 6-6-540 must describe the lands with certainty, must allege the possession and ownership of the plaintiff and that the defendant claims, or is reputed to claim, some right, title or interest in, or…”
The Five Mile Creek Greenway Capital Improvement Coop. Dist. v. Corner Stone Ranch, Inc. (N.D. Ala. 2021). “So, Five Mile Creek brought this suit for Declaratory Judgment (Count I) and to Quiet Title to the Disputed Property under Ala. Code §§ 6-6-541 , et seq. (Count II).”
In re: Trinity United Methodist Church v. Alabama-West Florida Conf. of the United Methodist Church, Inc., & the Bd. of Trs. of the Alabama-West Florida Conf. of the United Methodist Church, Inc. (Ala. 2026). “§§ 6-6-541 and 6-6-561, Ala. Code 1975. Defendants may answer the plaintiff's claim of interest in the land and may file counterclaims.”
In re: Theodore United Methodist Church v. Alabama-West Florida Conf. of the United Methodist Church, Inc., & the Bd. of Trs. of the Alabama-West Florida Conf. of the United Methodist Church, Inc. (Ala. 2026). “§§ 6-6-541 and 6-6-561, Ala. Code 1975. Defendants may answer the plaintiff's claim of interest in the land and may file counterclaims.”
In re: Sunflower United Methodist Church, Inc. v. Alabama-West Florida Conf. of the United Methodist Church, Inc., & the Bd. of Trs. of the Alabama-West Florida Conf. of the United Methodist Church, Inc. (Ala. 2026). “§§ 6-6-541 and 6-6-561, Ala. Code 1975. Defendants may answer the plaintiff's claim of interest in the land and may file counterclaims.”
In re: Pleasant Hill Methodist Church v. Alabama-West Florida Conf. of the United Methodist Church, Inc., & the Bd. of Trs. of the Alabama-West Florida Conf. of the United Methodist Church, Inc. (Ala. 2026). “§§ 6-6-541 and 6-6-561, Ala. Code 1975. Defendants may answer the plaintiff's claim of interest in the land and may file counterclaims.”
In re: Mt. Zion of Autauga Cnty., Inc. v. Alabama-West Florida Conf. of the United Methodist Church, Inc., & the Bd. of Trs. of the Alabama-West Florida Conf. of the United Methodist Church, Inc. (Ala. 2026). “§§ 6-6-541 and 6-6-561, Ala. Code 1975. Defendants may answer the plaintiff's claim of interest in the land and may file counterclaims.”
In re: Highland Park Methodist Church of Dothan v. Alabama-West Florida Conf. of the United Methodist Church, Inc., & the Bd. of Trs. of the Alabama-West Florida Conf. of the United Methodist Church, Inc. (Ala. 2026). “§§ 6-6-541 and 6-6-561, Ala. Code 1975. Defendants may answer the plaintiff's claim of interest in the land and may file counterclaims.”
In re: Ham Chapel Methodist Church v. Alabama-West Florida Conf. of the United Methodist Church, Inc., & the Bd. of Trs. of the Alabama-West Florida Conf. of the United Methodist Church, Inc. (Ala. 2026). “§§ 6-6-541 and 6-6-561, Ala. Code 1975. Defendants may answer the plaintiff's claim of interest in the land and may file counterclaims.”
In re: Gold Hill Methodist Church v. Alabama-West Florida Conf. of the United Methodist Church, Inc., & the Bd. of Trs. of the Alabama-West Florida Conf. of the United Methodist Church, Inc. (Ala. 2026). “§§ 6-6-541 and 6-6-561, Ala. Code 1975. Defendants may answer the plaintiff's claim of interest in the land and may file counterclaims.”
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