{"data":{"id":"us-al/ala.-code-6-6-255","jurisdiction":"us-al","citation":"Ala. Code § 6-6-255","heading":"Proceedings When Officer Fails to Find and Take Property.","body":"If the officer fails to find and take the goods and chattels, he may summon the defendant to appear as in other cases, and the plaintiff may then declare and prosecute the action alone for the recovery of the value of the property and damages for the taking and detention of the property as if he had thus commenced his action by a complaint.","path":["Title 6 Civil Practice.","Chapter 6 Remedies.","Article 6 Detinue."],"source_url":"https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/code-of-alabama?section=6-6-255","current_through":"Act 2026-611","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T14:01:51Z","sha256":"a5fe16d83d5558aac4835e322cb3c9548884d053303a4704030d421685892f28","source_id":"us-al","stale":false,"prev":"us-al/ala.-code-6-6-254","next":"us-al/ala.-code-6-6-256"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}