Alabama Code 6-6-48. By one nonresident against another nonresident
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Terms Used In Alabama Code 6-6-48
- 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.
- property: includes both real and personal property. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
- state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
A nonresident of this state may sue out an attachment against a nonresident for an existing debt or ascertained liability; but the plaintiff, his agent or attorney is required, in addition to the oath necessary in other cases, to swear that, according to the best of his knowledge, information and belief, the defendant has not sufficient property within the state of his residence wherefrom to satisfy the debt and must also give bond as in other cases, with surety resident in this state.