Alabama § 43-2-139 - Inventory as Evidence.
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§ 43-2-139. Inventory as Evidence.
In an action against an executor or administrator, in which the fact of his or her having administered the estate of his or her testator or intestate, or any part thereof, comes in issue, and the inventory of the property of the deceased, filed by him or her, is given in evidence, the effect of the same may be repelled by evidence:
(1) That any property has been omitted in such inventory, or was not returned therein at its full value, or since the filing thereof has increased in value; or
(2) That such property has perished, or been lost without the fault of such executor or administrator, or that it has been fairly sold, according to law, at a less price than the value so returned, or that, since the return of the inventory, such property has deteriorated or decreased in value; and in such action the defendant cannot be charged for anything in action specified in the inventory, unless it appears that it was, or might have been, collected by the exercise of due diligence.
Source: official Alabama text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 43-2-139 ("Inventory as Evidence.") is part of the Code of Alabama, the codified statutory law of Alabama. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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