Alabama Code 6-6-44. Oath of plaintiff
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Terms Used In Alabama Code 6-6-44
- 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.
- Oath: A promise to tell the truth.
- oath: includes affirmation. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
- Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
- writing: includes typewriting and printing on paper. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
The officer, before issuing the attachment in the first two cases mentioned in Section 6-6-41, must require the plaintiff, his agent or attorney to make oath of the amount of the debt or demand and that it is justly due, or to become due, that one of the causes enumerated in Section 6-6-42 exists and that the attachment is not sued out for the purpose of vexing or harassing the defendant; and such oath must be reduced to writing and subscribed by the party making it.