Terms Used In Alabama Code 31-2-86

  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • 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

Awards by the State Board of Adjustment on claims filed for damages caused by members of the National Guard of Alabama while acting in the line of duty in the active military service of the state shall be paid from appropriations of the State Military Department or from the State General Fund when the appropriations of the State Military Department are deemed inadequate for such payment by the State Board of Adjustment.