Alabama § 6-2-16 - Sufficiency of Partial Payment or Written Promise to Remove Bar.
Full text of Alabama Code of Alabama § 6-2-16 — Sufficiency of Partial Payment or Written Promise to Remove Bar., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 6-2-16. Sufficiency of Partial Payment or Written Promise to Remove Bar.
No act, promise, or acknowledgment is sufficient to remove the bar to an action created by the provisions of this chapter, nor is such evidence of a new and continuing contract, except a partial payment, made upon the contract by the party sought to be charged before the bar is complete or an unconditional promise in writing signed by the party to be charged thereby.
Source: official Alabama text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Code of Alabama § 6-2-16 cover?
Section 6-2-16 ("Sufficiency of Partial Payment or Written Promise to Remove Bar.") 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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