Code of Alabama

Ala. Code § 8-1-47 (2026)

Presumptions as to Availability of Specific Performance as Remedy.

✓ official Alabama Legislature (ALISON) text, current July 2026

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It is to be presumed that the breach of an agreement to transfer real property cannot be adequately relieved by pecuniary compensation and that the breach of an agreement to transfer personal property can be thus relieved.

(Code 1923, §6830; Code 1940, T. 9, §52.)

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Cited in 1 case (1 in the last 5 years), 2023–2023 · leading case: Meredith v. Walker (N.D. Ala. 2023).

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Meredith v. Walker (N.D. Ala. 2023). · cites it 2× “The Walkers nevertheless argue that Alabama Code § 8-1-47 permits only the buyer to sue for specific performance.”

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