For the enforcement of such lien, the owner of such boom, bulkhead, piles or other structure, may have process of attachment from any court having jurisdiction of the amount claimed leviable upon the vessel, boat, flatboat, raft, log or stick of timber or wood upon which the lien exists:

(1) When such claim is due and the defendant, on demand, fails or refuses to pay the same.
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Terms Used In Alabama Code 35-11-311

  • Attachment: A procedure by which a person's property is seized to pay judgments levied by the court.
  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
  • 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.
  • Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
  • property: includes both real and personal property. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
(2) Whether such claim is due or not, when the defendant has removed, or there is good reason to believe he is about to remove any of the property on which the lien declared in Section 35-11-310 exists, without paying such charges.
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