Code of Alabama

Ala. Code § 8-9-10 (2026)

Agreement in Contract to Forfeit Right of Action for Not Presenting Damage Claim Void; Exceptions.

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Any agreement, convenant, or stipulation in any contract, verbal or written, forfeiting any right of action for failure to present to the party liable a claim for damages, is void; but this section shall not prevent stipulations requiring the giving of informaiton by one party to another within a reasonable time of the happening of any event peculiarly within the knowlege of one of the parties to such contract.

(Code 1907, § 4297; Code 1923, § 8048; Code 1940, T. 20, §17.)

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 1 case, 1993–1993 · leading case: McCallum v. Buccaneer Homes of Alabama, Inc., 826 F. Supp. 420 (M.D. Ala. 1993).

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McCallum v. Buccaneer Homes of Alabama, Inc., 826 F. Supp. 420 (M.D. Ala. 1993). “Code § 8-9-10 states: "Any agreement, covenant or stipulation in any contract, verbal or written, forfeiting any right of action for failure to present to the party liable a claim for damage, is void; but this section shall not prevent stipulations requiring the giving of…”

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