Alabama Code 25-6-4. Acceptance of insurance benefits, etc., not to bar action, etc.; setoff
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Terms Used In Alabama Code 25-6-4
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
- Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
- person: includes a corporation as well as a natural person. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
- Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
No contract of employment, insurance, relief benefit or indemnity for injury or death entered into by or on behalf of any employee, nor the acceptance of any such insurance, relief benefit or indemnity by the person entitled thereto shall constitute any bar or defense to any action brought to recover damages for personal injuries to or death of such employee, but, upon the trial of such action against any employer, the defendant may set off therein any sum he has contributed toward any such insurance, relief benefit, or indemnity that may have been paid to the injured employee or, in case of death, to his personal representative.