Alabama Code 37-1-135. Action on bond for damages resulting from suspension of rates or orders
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Terms Used In Alabama Code 37-1-135
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
- 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.
- person: includes a corporation as well as a natural person. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
- 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
Any person, firm, company, or corporation who shall sustain any loss, injury or damage by reason of the suspension of the rates or orders, or any of them, as aforesaid, may bring a civil action on the bonds in the name of the State of Alabama, for his use, and recover such damages as he may have so sustained, including any overcharge or excess rate or charge paid by him, on account of the suspension of the rates, charges, or orders. A copy of the bond, duly certified by the secretary or chief clerk or any member of the Public Service Commission under the seal of the commission, shall be received in evidence without further proof.