§6-5-440. Simultaneous actions for same cause against same party prohibited.


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  • No plaintiff is entitled to prosecute two actions in the courts of this state at the same time for the same cause and against the same party. In such a case, the defendant may require the plaintiff to elect which he will prosecute, if commenced simultaneously, and the pendency of the former is a good defense to the latter if commenced at different times.

(Code 1907, §2451; Code 1923, §5657; Code 1940, T. 7, §146.)