Alabama Code > Title 45 > Chapter 4 > Article 7 – County Commission

Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
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.
Explosion: includes , but is not limited to, a sudden and rapid combustion, causing violent expansion of the air, or the sudden bursting or breaking up or in pieces from an internal or other force. See Alabama Code 13A-7-40
following: means next after. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
month: means a calendar month. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
person: includes a corporation as well as a natural person. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
Probate: Proving a will
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
year: means a calendar year; but, whenever the word "year" is used in reference to any appropriations for the payment of money out of the treasury, it shall mean fiscal year. See Alabama Code 1-1-1