Alabama Code 2-26-76. Effect and admissibility as evidence of findings and recommendations of committee; effect of provisions of article upon legal and equitable rights of persons
Terms Used In Alabama Code 2-26-76
- Equitable: Pertaining to civil suits in "equity" rather than in "law." In English legal history, the courts of "law" could order the payment of damages and could afford no other remedy. See damages. A separate court of "equity" could order someone to do something or to cease to do something. See, e.g., injunction. In American jurisprudence, the federal courts have both legal and equitable power, but the distinction is still an important one. For example, a trial by jury is normally available in "law" cases but not in "equity" cases. Source: U.S. Courts
- 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.
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- person: includes a corporation as well as a natural person. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
- 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 findings or recommendations of the committee shall be in the nature of arbitration or settlement, but its findings and recommendations shall not affect the rights of parties to resort to any arbitration proceedings available under authority of Sections 6-6-1 through 6-6-16 or as may be otherwise provided by law, nor shall any of the provisions of this article affect any legal or equitable rights that any person may have in a court having jurisdiction of such matters nor shall the findings or recommendations of the committee be admissible as evidence in any court of law. It is the intent and purpose of this article to provide a simplified procedure for investigations and recommendations for monetary settlements as declared in Section 2-26-70.