Ala. Code § 43-2-152
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Section 43-2-152 Enforcement of Judgment Rendered Against Decedent Before His or Her Death
Official statutory text
When a judgment has been entered against a decedent before his or her death, no execution can issue thereon against his or her personal representative, except in the case provided for in Section 6-9-62; but such judgment may be revived against his or her personal representative by appropriate action or motion after the lapse of six months from the grant of letters; and Sections 43-2-709 and 43-2-810 through 43-2-812 are applicable to such proceeding.
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