Terms Used In Alabama Code 35-4-61

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

If any judge of probate neglects or refuses to perform any of the duties required by this division, he is liable to a civil action for damages to the party injured and also to a penalty of $200.00, which may be sued for by the county treasurer for the use of the county or in his own name by the party aggrieved, for the joint use of himself and the county.