Terms Used In Alabama Code 27-32-38

  • circuit: means judicial circuit. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
  • 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.

Upon proper filing of claims pursuant to this title and upon order of the appropriate circuit court having jurisdiction of such cause after hearing, the duly appointed receiver shall make payment of claims upon liquidation of the insurer giving preference to policyholder claims as set out in Section 27-32-37 in strict conformity to said court order.