Alabama § 6-5-282 - Breach of Contract - Ratable Compensation for Services.
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§ 6-5-282. Breach of Contract - Ratable Compensation for Services.
When a person contracts for the performance of services by himself for a stipulated period of time and is prevented from full performance of the contract by sickness or death, he or his personal representative, as the case may be, may recover a ratable compensation for the service actually rendered, notwithstanding the entirety of the contract.
Source: official Alabama text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 6-5-282 ("Breach of Contract - Ratable Compensation for Services.") 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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