If a contract is entire, only one action can be commenced for breach thereof; but if it is severable or if the breaches occur at successive periods in an entire contract, as where money is to be paid by installments, an action will lie for each breach; provided, that all the breaches occurring up to the commencement of the action must be included therein.
Ala. Code § 6-5-280
Breach of Contract - Limitation on Actions.
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case 38 F. Supp. 2d 598 - Gregory v. Chemical Waste Management, Inc. (1996)
Most recently applied in Gordon Ripps v. D. Leon Powers (December 2009)
(Code 1907, §2505; Code 1923, §5721; Code 1940, T. 7, §140.)
Official source: Alabama Legislature (ALISON). Reproduced from public-domain Alabama statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.