Terms Used In Alabama Code 12-21-96

  • 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.
  • Probate: Proving a will
  • 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

Land patents issued by the United States, or any state of the United States, and tract books kept in the probate offices of the counties as required by law, or certified copies of entries taken therefrom, must be received in evidence without further proof.