If the surety pays off the debt pending an action against the principal and himself or against the principal alone, such payment shall operate only to cause the action to proceed for the benefit of such surety, and the judgment may be entered in the name of the original plaintiff for the use of such surety.
Ala. Code § 8-3-8
Payments by Surety Pending Action.
(Code 1907, §5391; Code 1923, §9550; Code 1940, T. 9, §84.)
Official source: Alabama Legislature (ALISON). Reproduced from public-domain Alabama statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.