In the case of a foreclosure under Sections 35-10-2 through 35-10-4, the foreclosure deed executed by the mortgagee or his transferee, or the owner of the debt secured thereby, or his agent or attorney or personal representative, shall operate to convey the legal title to the lands sold to the purchaser at such sale.
Ala. Code § 35-10-5
Foreclosure Deed Conveys Legal Title.
Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case In Re Sims (1995)
Most recently applied in In Re Gulf States Steel, Inc. of Alabama (September 2002)
(Code 1923 §9014; Code 1940, T. 47, §168.)
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