Ala. Code § 6-2-33

Commencement of Actions - Ten Years.

Applied in 4 court decisions — leading case 432 So. 2d 1217 - Willcutt v. Union Oil Co. of California (1983)

Most recently applied in 629 F. Supp. 2d 1264 - United States v. 40 Acres of Real Property, More or Less (June 2009)

(Code 1852, §2476; Code 1867, §2900; Code 1876, §3225; Code 1886, §2614; Code 1896, §2795; Code 1907, §4834; Code 1923, §8943; Code 1940, T. 7, §20; Acts 1996, No. 96-513, p. 65…

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The following actions must be commenced within 10 years:

(1) Actions founded upon any contract or writing under seal.

(2) Actions for the recovery of lands, tenements or hereditaments, or the possession thereof, except as otherwise provided in this article.

(3) Motions and other actions brought by or on behalf of the State of Alabama, a county, a municipality, or another political subdivision of the state against sheriffs, coroners, constables, and other public officers for nonfeasance, misfeasance, or malfeasance in office.

Official source: Alabama Legislature (ALISON). Reproduced from public-domain Alabama statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.