Alabama § 6-6-143 - Construction of Attachment Law; Amendments; Dismissal.
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§ 6-6-143. Construction of Attachment Law; Amendments; Dismissal.
The attachment law must be liberally construed to advance the manifest intent of the law; the plaintiff, before or during the trial, must be permitted to amend any defect of form or of substance in the affidavit, bond or attachment; and no attachment must be dismissed for any defect in the affidavit if the plaintiff, his agent, or attorney will make a sufficient affidavit or, for any defect in the bond or for want of a bond, if the plaintiff, his agent or attorney is willing to give or substitute a sufficient bond.
Source: official Alabama text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 6-6-143 ("Construction of Attachment Law; Amendments; Dismissal.") 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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