Code of Alabama

Ala. Code § 7-9-507 (2026)

Secured Party’s Liability for Failure to Comply with This Part.

✓ official Alabama Legislature (ALISON) text, current July 2026
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Repealed by Act 2001-481, p. 647, § 4, effective January 1, 2002.

(Acts 1965, No. 549, p. 811.)

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 20 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1980–2025 · leading case: Weaver v. Am. Nat. Bank, 452 So. 2d 469 (Ala. 1984).
Weaver v. Am. Nat. Bank, 452 So. 2d 469 (Ala. 1984). · cites it 9× “" The price at which the collateral is sold is a term of the sale.”
First Alabama Bank of Montgomery v. Parsons, 426 So. 2d 416 (Ala. 1983). · cites it 7× “The majority relies on a reference in Comment 1 of Ala.Code § 7-9-507 (1975), to the requirement that the secured party "proceed in good faith (Section 7-1-203) and in a commercially reasonable manner.”
Am. Nat. Bank & Trust Co. v. Robertson, 384 So. 2d 1122 (Ala. Civ. App. 1980). · cites it 5× “He contends that defendant violated the default provisions of the UCC and therefore he is entitled to damages under § 7-9-507 (1), Code of Alabama 1975. In his original complaint, plaintiff sought in one count damages for the conversion of the vehicle and in another count…”
Greene v. Assocs. (In Re Green), 248 B.R. 583 (Bankr. N.D. Ala. 2000). · cites it 5× “This is how this is expressed in the Official Comment to Ala. Code § 7-9-507 (1997): A case may be put in which the liquidation value of an insolvent estate would be enhanced by disposing of all the debt- or’s property (including that subject to a security interest) in the…”
First Nat. Bank of Dothan v. Rikki Tikki Tavi, Inc., 445 So. 2d 889 (Ala. 1984). · cites it 3× “" Code 1975, § 7-9-507, Comment 1. "[E]very aspect of the disposition including the method, manner, time, place and terms must be commercially reasonable.”
Farmers & Merchants Bank of Centre v. Hancock, 506 So. 2d 305 (Ala. 1987). · cites it 2× “' Code 1975, § 7-9-507, Comment 1. `[E]very aspect of the disposition including the method, manner, time, place and terms must be commercially reasonable.”
Credit All. Corp. v. Cornelius & Rush Coal Co., Inc., 508 F. Supp. 63 (N.D. Ala. 1980). · cites it 3× “1972) (“The language of § 7-9-507 reveals that the primary focus of commercial reasonableness is not the proceeds received from the sale but rather the procedures employed for the sale”).”
McGrady v. Nissan Motor Acceptance Corp., 40 F. Supp. 2d 1323 (M.D. Ala. 1998). · cites it 2× “” Ala. Code § 7-9-507 , Comment 1. “[E]very aspect of the disposition including the method, manner, time, place and terms must be commercially reasonable.”
Turner v. DeKalb Bank (In Re Turner), 209 B.R. 558 (Bankr. N.D. Ala. 1997). · cites it 2× “As previously discussed, Ala.Code § 7-9-507(1975) grants to a secured party the right to take possession after default.”
Terrell v. John Deere Co., 491 So. 2d 918 (Ala. 1986). · cites it 3× “" Code 1975, § 7-9-507, Comment 1. "[E]very aspect of the disposition including the method, manner, time, place and terms must be commercially reasonable.”
Daniel v. Ford Motor Credit Co., 612 So. 2d 483 (Ala. Civ. App. 1992). · cites it 3× “' Code 1975, § 7-9-507(2)." Id. at 890. It then referred to the type of sales that determine commercial reasonableness as stated in the statute and found that the sale was conducted in a commercially reasonable manner.”
Cramton v. Altus Bank, 596 So. 2d 902 (Ala. 1992). · cites it 2× “Following the secured party's repossession of the collateral, the Alabama Commercial Code requires that every aspect of the secured party's disposition of the collateral be commercially reasonable.”
— Ala. Code § 7-9-507(1) — 3 cases
First Alabama Bank of Montgomery v. Parsons, 426 So. 2d 416 (Ala. 1983). “The majority relies on a reference in Comment 1 of Ala.Code § 7-9-507 (1975), to the requirement that the secured party "proceed in good faith (Section 7-1-203) and in a commercially reasonable manner.”
Lavender v. Amsouth Bank, N.A., 539 So. 2d 193 (Ala. 1988).
In Re Hamby, 19 B.R. 776 (Bankr. N.D. Ala. 1982).
— Ala. Code § 7-9-507(1975) — 1 case
Turner v. DeKalb Bank (In Re Turner), 209 B.R. 558 (Bankr. N.D. Ala. 1997). “As previously discussed, Ala.Code § 7-9-507(1975) grants to a secured party the right to take possession after default.”
— Ala. Code § 7-9-507(2) — 6 cases
Credit All. Corp. v. Cornelius & Rush Coal Co., Inc., 508 F. Supp. 63 (N.D. Ala. 1980). “1972) (“The language of § 7-9-507 reveals that the primary focus of commercial reasonableness is not the proceeds received from the sale but rather the procedures employed for the sale”).”
Daniel v. Ford Motor Credit Co., 612 So. 2d 483 (Ala. Civ. App. 1992). “' Code 1975, § 7-9-507(2)." Id. at 890. It then referred to the type of sales that determine commercial reasonableness as stated in the statute and found that the sale was conducted in a commercially reasonable manner.”
Cramton v. Altus Bank, 596 So. 2d 902 (Ala. 1992). “Following the secured party's repossession of the collateral, the Alabama Commercial Code requires that every aspect of the secured party's disposition of the collateral be commercially reasonable.”
First Nat. Bank of Dothan v. Rikki Tikki Tavi, Inc., 445 So. 2d 889 (Ala. 1984). “" Code 1975, § 7-9-507, Comment 1. "[E]very aspect of the disposition including the method, manner, time, place and terms must be commercially reasonable.”
In Re Hamby, 19 B.R. 776 (Bankr. N.D. Ala. 1982).
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