Ala. Code § 6-6-41: Matters for Which Issued.

Attachments may issue:

(1) To enforce the collection of a debt, whether it be due or not, at the time the attachment is taken out;

(2) For any moneyed demand, the amount of which can be certainly ascertained;

(3) To recover damages for a breach of contract, when the damages are not certain or liquidated; or

(4) When the action sounds in damages merely.