Terms Used In Alabama Code 26-5-3

  • Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.

The court must also appoint a day for the settlement, of which notice must be given, as the court may direct, either by advertisement for three successive weeks in a newspaper published in the county or for the same length of time by posting notice at the courthouse door and at three other public places in the county.