{"data":{"id":"us-al/ala.-code-35-11-222","jurisdiction":"us-al","citation":"Ala. Code § 35-11-222","heading":"How Action Commenced; Pleadings, Practice, and Proceedings.","body":"Such actions, when brought in the circuit court, shall be commenced by summons and complaint. The complaint shall contain a description of the property on which the lien is claimed, and shall allege the facts necessary to entitle the plaintiff to the lien and the enforcement thereof; in all other respects, the pleadings, practice, and proceedings shall be the same as in ordinary civil actions.","path":["Title 35 Property.","Chapter 11 Liens.","Article 5 Liens of Particular Persons or Classes of Persons.","Division 8 Mechanics and Materialmen."],"source_url":"https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/code-of-alabama?section=35-11-222","current_through":"Act 2026-611","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T14:01:51Z","sha256":"50c50a0563aaa5ecf742be744500a6fd013fa627a2f69d6aafb7f6712b478e25","source_id":"us-al","stale":false,"prev":"us-al/ala.-code-35-11-221","next":"us-al/ala.-code-35-11-223"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}