All receipts, releases and discharges in writing, whether of a debt of record, a contract under seal or otherwise, and all judgments entered pursuant to pro tanto settlements, must have effect according to their terms and the intentions of the parties thereto.
Ala. Code § 12-21-109
Effect of Written Receipts, Releases, Discharges, and Judgments Entered Pursuant to Pro Tanto Settlements Generally.
Applied in 9 court decisions — leading case 519 So. 2d 480 - Alabama Farm Bureau Ins. Co. v. Hunt (1987)
Most recently applied in McGuffie v. Mead Corp. (February 2014)
(Code 1852, §2282; Code 1867, §2685; Code 1876, §3039; Code 1886, §2774; Code 1896, §1805; Code 1907, §3973; Code 1923, §7669; Code 1940, T. 7, §381; Acts 1985, No. 85-517, p. 6…
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