{"data":{"id":"us-al/ala.-code-12-21-109","jurisdiction":"us-al","citation":"Ala. Code § 12-21-109","heading":"Effect of Written Receipts, Releases, Discharges, and Judgments Entered Pursuant to Pro Tanto Settlements Generally.","body":"All receipts, releases and discharges in writing, whether of a debt of record, a contract under seal or otherwise, and all judgments entered pursuant to pro tanto settlements, must have effect according to their terms and the intentions of the parties thereto.","path":["Title 12 Courts.","Chapter 21 Evidence and Witnesses.","Article 1 General Provisions.","Division 1 Evidence.","Division 4 Weight and Sufficiency."],"source_url":"https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/code-of-alabama?section=12-21-109","current_through":"Act 2026-611","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T14:01:52Z","sha256":"9e76525dbd01a4651e35e37de1ee78d584def1ee2576371ee362800eb24349c1","source_id":"us-al","stale":false,"prev":"us-al/ala.-code-12-21-108","next":"us-al/ala.-code-12-21-110"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}