Any agreement, convenant, or stipulation in any contract, verbal or written, forfeiting any right of action for failure to present to the party liable a claim for damages, is void; but this section shall not prevent stipulations requiring the giving of informaiton by one party to another within a reasonable time of the happening of any event peculiarly within the knowlege of one of the parties to such contract.
Ala. Code § 8-9-10
Agreement in Contract to Forfeit Right of Action for Not Presenting Damage Claim Void; Exceptions.
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case McCallum v. Buccaneer Homes of Alabama, Inc. (1993)
Most recently applied in McCallum v. Buccaneer Homes of Alabama, Inc. (June 1993)
(Code 1907, § 4297; Code 1923, § 8048; Code 1940, T. 20, §17.)
Official source: Alabama Legislature (ALISON). Reproduced from public-domain Alabama statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.