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Section 6-6-9 Subpoena of Witnesses - Liability on Default

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Alabama Code › Title 6 › Chapter 6 › Section 6-6-9

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Any witness duly summoned who fails to attend without sufficient excuse may be fined $10 for the use of the county, for the collection of which the arbitrators must issue execution; and such defaulting witness is also liable to the party summoning him for any injury sustained by the loss of his testimony, to be recovered before any court having jurisdiction.

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Section 6-6-9 Subpoena of Witnesses - Liability on Default · Ala. Code § 6-6-9 | Frix