In any civil action, it shall be permissible to allege in any pleading that any party or parties committed an act, and proof that any such party or parties committed such act by or through an agent, servant, or employee acting within the line and scope of his employment shall be sufficient proof of such allegation, subject, however, to the right of the party or parties against whom such testimony is offered to thereupon plead the statute of limitations which might have been applicable to the case made by the evidence offered.
Ala. Code § 6-5-300
Proof Act Was Committed by Agent, Etc., Sufficient to Sustain Allegation Act Was Committed by Party to Civil Action.
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case 24 F. Supp. 2d 1252 - Stoudemire v. Provident Life and Accident Ins. Co. (1998)
Most recently applied in 24 F. Supp. 2d 1252 - Stoudemire v. Provident Life and Accident Ins. Co. (September 1998)
(Acts 1957, No. 624, p. 895.)
Official source: Alabama Legislature (ALISON). Reproduced from public-domain Alabama statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.