Alabama Code 6-6-46. When additional affidavit of special facts and circumstances to determine amount of levy required; reduction of sum
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Terms Used In Alabama Code 6-6-46
- Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
- Attachment: A procedure by which a person's property is seized to pay judgments levied by the court.
- Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
- Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
- writing: includes typewriting and printing on paper. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
When an attachment is applied for in the cases provided for in the third and fourth subdivisions of Section 6-6-41, the judge, before issuing it, must require the plaintiff, his agent or attorney, in addition to the affidavit and bond required in other cases, to make affidavit in writing of the special facts and circumstances so as to enable him to determine the amount for which a levy must be made, which sum may, at the discretion of the court, be reduced at the return of the attachment, on affidavit of the defendant, and the levy released to the amount of such reduction.