{"data":{"id":"us-al/ala.-code-12-11-33","jurisdiction":"us-al","citation":"Ala. Code § 12-11-33","heading":"Cases of Which Circuit Courts Take Cognizance in Equitable Matters.","body":"Circuit courts, when exercising equitable jurisdiction, must take cognizance of the following cases:\n(1) When the defendants reside in this state.\n(2) Against nonresidents, when the object of the action concerns an estate of, lien or charge upon lands or the disposition thereof, or any interest in, title to, or encumbrance on personal property within this state, or where the cause of action arose, or the act on which the civil action is founded was to have been performed in this state.\n(3) In such other cases as such courts are by law required to take jurisdiction.","path":["Title 12 Courts.","Chapter 11 Circuit Courts.","Article 2 Jurisdiction."],"source_url":"https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/code-of-alabama?section=12-11-33","current_through":"Act 2026-611","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T14:01:52Z","sha256":"ad8e50a6aab91db3cbe9ba70659985d80b4d51c177f1fcf1876480884a7cc665","source_id":"us-al","stale":false,"prev":"us-al/ala.-code-12-11-32","next":"us-al/ala.-code-12-11-40"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}