In actions seeking relief on the ground of fraud where the statute has created a bar, the claim must not be considered as having accrued until the discovery by the aggrieved party of the fact constituting the fraud, after which he must have two years within which to prosecute his action.
Ala. Code § 6-2-3
Accrual of Claim - Fraud.
Applied in 74 court decisions — leading case Fullman v. Graddick (1984)
Most recently applied in Ala. Teachers Credit Union v. Design Build Concepts, Inc. (August 2018)
(Code 1852, §2492; Code 1867, §2916; Code 1876, §3242; Code 1886, §2630; Code 1896, §2813; Code 1907, §4852; Code 1923, §8966; Code 1940, T. 7, §42; Acts 1984, 2nd Ex
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