Appeals.

Ala. Code tit. 6, ch. 6, art. 8, div. 3

in effect

Ala. Code § 6-6-350 To Circuit Court from District Court.

6-6-350. To Circuit Court from District Court. Any party may appeal from a judgment entered against him or her by a district court to the circuit court at any time within seven days after the entry thereof, and appeal and the proceedings thereon shall in all respects, except as provided in this article, be governed by this code relating to appeal from district courts. However, the clerk of the court shall schedule the action for trial as a preferred case, and it shall be set for trial within 60 days from the date of appeal. (Code 1852, §§2811, 2864; Code 1867, §§3257, 3313; Code 1876, §§3654, 3710; Code 1886, §3398; Code 1896, §2144; Code 1907, §4280; Code 1923, §8021; Code 1940, T. 7, §984; Acts 1996, No. 96-573, p. 880, §1; Act 2006-316, p. 668, §2.)

Ala. Code § 6-6-351 Writs of Restitution or Possession - Suspension Upon Payment of Rent by Defendant.

6-6-351. Writs of Restitution or Possession - Suspension Upon Payment of Rent by Defendant. (a) Notwithstanding any other provisions of law or of the Alabama Rules of Civil Procedure, in cases of forcible entry or unlawful detainer, an appeal to circuit court or to appellate court does not prevent the issue of a writ of restitution or possession unless the defendant pays to the clerk of the district court all rents called for under the terms of the lease, since the date of the filing of the action and continues to pay all rent that becomes due and payable under the terms of the lease as they become due, during the pendency of the appeal, and the sums are to be ascertained by the judge. (b) If the defendant should fail to make any payments as they become due under subsection (a), the court shall issue a writ of restitution or possession and the plaintiff shall be placed in full possession of the premises. (c) Upon disposition of the appeal, the court shall direct the clerk as to the disposition of the funds paid to the clerk pursuant to subsection (a). (Code 1852, §2865; Code 1867, §3314; Code 1876, §3711; Code 1886, §3401; Code 1896, §2145; Code 1907, §4281; Code 1923, §8022; Code 1940, T. 7, §985; Acts 1996, No. 96-573, p. 880, §1.)

Ala. Code § 6-6-352 Writs of Restitution or Possession - Issuance by Circuit Court.

6-6-352. Writs of Restitution or Possession - Issuance by Circuit Court. In the event that the plaintiff is placed in possession under a writ of restitution or possession, and on appeal the judgment is reversed and one entered for the defendant or the proceeding on appeal is quashed or dismissed, the circuit court may award a writ of restitution or possession to restore him to possession as against the plaintiff, but not as against a third party; but the issuance of the writ rests in the discretion of the appellate court, and the circuit court may, in all cases, direct writs of restitution or possession to be issued by the trial court when, in the judgment of the circuit court, such writ is proper or necessary (Code 1923, §8030; Code 1940, T. 7, §993.)

Ala. Code § 6-6-353 Proceedings When Determination Is Against Appellant.

6-6-353. Proceedings When Determination Is Against Appellant. In cases of forcible entry or unlawful detainer, the judgment, if against the appellant, must be entered in the circuit court against him and the sureties on the appeal or certiorari bond, including the costs in the inferior and circuit courts, and if the appeal or certiorari was sued out by the defendant and a supersedeas bond was executed, a writ of restitution or possession must be awarded and judgment must also be entered against the defendant and the sureties on his supersedeas bond for the value of the rent of the premises pending the appeal. (Code 1852, §§2866, 2867; Code 1867, §§3315, 3316; Code 1876, §§3712, 3713; Code 1886, §3411; Code 1896, §2146; Code 1907, §4282; Code 1923, §8023; Code 1940, T. 7, §986.)

Source: Alabama Legislature (alison.legislature.state.al.us)URL: https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/code-of-alabamaFetched: 10/20/2026