Alabama Code (Last Updated: November 28, 2014) |
Title6 CIVIL PRACTICE. |
Chapter5. ACTIONS. |
Article25. Election Between Actions. |
§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.