Alabama § 6-6-148 - Action by Defendant - on Attachment Bond for Damages.
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§ 6-6-148. Action by Defendant - on Attachment Bond for Damages.
At any time within three years of the suing out of the attachment, before or after the action is determined, the defendant in attachment may commence an action on the attachment bond and may recover such damages as he has actually sustained if the attachment was wrongfully sued out and, if sued out maliciously as well as wrongfully, the jury may, in addition, give vindictive damages.
Source: official Alabama text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 6-6-148 ("Action by Defendant - on Attachment Bond for Damages.") 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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