Alabama Code 28-4-231. Powers of court as to maintenance of jurisdiction and enforcement of judgments generally; rules of evidence, practice and procedure
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Terms Used In Alabama Code 28-4-231
- circuit: means judicial circuit. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
- 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.
- Injunction: An order of the court prohibiting (or compelling) the performance of a specific act to prevent irreparable damage or injury.
- 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.
- 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
The court shall have full power and authority to maintain its jurisdiction and by all suitable orders and writs to enforce its judgments in respect to the subject matter of the action and to so shape and mould its judgments as to accomplish the purpose of the petition. All the rules of evidence, practice and procedure, except as otherwise provided in this article, that pertain to circuit courts generally or that exist by virtue of any law of this state may be invoked and applied in any such injunction proceeding instituted under this article.