Code of Alabama
Ala. Code § 8-1-44 (2026)
Contract Signed by One Party Only May Be Enforced by Other.
✓ official Alabama Legislature (ALISON) text, current July 2026
A party who has signed a written contract may be compelled specifically to perform it, though the other party has not signed it, if the latter has performed, or offers to perform, it on his part and the case is otherwise proper for enforcing specific performance.
(Code 1923, §6831; Code 1940, T. 9, §53.)
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1
case (1 in the last 5 years), 2025–2025 · leading case: Martha C. Harris v. Wells Fargo Bank N.A. (11th Cir. 2025).
Martha C. Harris v. Wells Fargo Bank N.A. (11th Cir. 2025). “” Ala. Code § 8-1-44 . However, “[s]pecific performance cannot be enforced against a party to a contract .”
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