Alabama Code 12-21-65. Proof of unwritten or common law of other states and territories
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Terms Used In Alabama Code 12-21-65
- Common law: The legal system that originated in England and is now in use in the United States. It is based on judicial decisions rather than legislative action.
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- Reporter: Makes a record of court proceedings and prepares a transcript, and also publishes the court's opinions or decisions (in the courts of appeals).
- 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
- United States: includes the territories thereof and the District of Columbia. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
The unwritten or common law of any other state of the United States, or of the territories thereof, may be proved as facts by parol evidence, and the books of reports of cases adjudged in the respective states purporting to be the official reports thereof or to have been published under the authority of the state or as a part of the national reporter system or of any universally accepted system of reports of decided cases and the works of commentators of recognized authority on the law of the particular state involved may also be admitted in evidence in proof of such unwritten or common law.