When the property sued for is in the possession of the plaintiff and the action is dismissed, the court shall cause a jury to assess the alternate value of the property and also the value of the hire or use thereof during the time it was in the possession of the plaintiff and shall enter judgment for the defendant for the recovery of the property, or its alternate value, and damages for the use or hire thereof.
Ala. Code § 6-6-257
Assessment of Value and Damages and Judgment - Dismissal of Action.
(Code 1896, §1482; Code 1907, §3788; Code 1923, §7399; Code 1940, T. 7, §928.)
Official source: Alabama Legislature (ALISON). Reproduced from public-domain Alabama statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.