Code of Alabama
Ala. Code § 6-9-140 (2026)
Conveyance of Title by Sale Under Judicial Process.
✓ official Alabama Legislature (ALISON) text, current July 2026
A sale regularly made by virtue of judicial process issuing from a court of competent jurisdiction shall convey the title as effectually as if the sale was made by the person against whom the process issues.
(Code 1907, §4125; Code 1923, §7840; Code 1940, T. 7, §552.)
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1
case, 1983–1983 · leading case: Hogan v. Carter, 431 So. 2d 1160 (Ala. 1983).
Hogan v. Carter, 431 So. 2d 1160 (Ala. 1983). “[1] "The statutory language is somewhat ambiguous, stating first that the buyer receives the same rights as if the sale were made by the debtor himself [§ 6-9-140] and then ... providing that the rule of caveat emptor applies [§ 6-9-142].”
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