Terms Used In Alabama Code 6-6-625

  • 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.
  • Liabilities: The aggregate of all debts and other legal obligations of a particular person or legal entity.
  • Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
  • person: includes a corporation as well as a natural person. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
  • preceding: means next before. See Alabama Code 1-1-1

Every debt due to any person on a salary or commission basis or any laborer or mechanic for personal wages from any corporation or partnership for which a receiver shall be appointed for any labor performed for such corporation or partnership within three months next preceding the service of the application for the appointment of a receiver shall be paid in full by the receiver, to the amount of not exceeding $300, before the general liabilities of such corporation or partnership are paid.