Attachments may issue:

(1) To enforce the collection of a debt, whether it be due or not, at the time the attachment is taken out;
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Terms Used In Alabama Code 6-6-41

  • Attachment: A procedure by which a person's property is seized to pay judgments levied by the court.
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
(2) For any moneyed demand, the amount of which can be certainly ascertained;
(3) To recover damages for a breach of contract, when the damages are not certain or liquidated; or
(4) When the action sounds in damages merely.
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