(a) The defendant may, instead of the bond mentioned in Section property from garnishment; proceedings as if bond not executed; judgment; discharge of garnishee” class=”unlinked-ref” datatype=”S” sessionyear=”2020″ statecd=”AL” title=”6″>6-6-430, give bond in double the amount of the plaintiff‘s demand, payable to the plaintiff, with sufficient surety, to be approved by the judge or clerk and conditioned to pay such judgment as may be entered or ascertained to exist in favor of the plaintiff and against the defendant in the case and costs of the action. Thereupon, the garnishment is dissolved and the garnishee discharged and need not answer; and, upon the trial of the case, if judgment is entered or ascertained to exist in favor of the plaintiff against the defendant, the court must also enter judgment against the obligors in the bond for the amount of such judgment, interest thereon and costs of the action.

Terms Used In Alabama Code 6-6-431

  • Answer: The formal written statement by a defendant responding to a civil complaint and setting forth the grounds for defense.
  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
  • Garnishment: Generally, garnishment is a court proceeding in which a creditor asks a court to order a third party who owes money to the debtor or otherwise holds assets belonging to the debtor to turn over to the creditor any of the debtor
  • Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
  • property: includes both real and personal property. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
  • Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
(b) The giving of the bond authorized in this section operates to discharge all garnishees in the case, whether one or more.
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