Duty of Courts to Encourage Settlement of Pending Controversies.
Ala. Code § 6-6-1
in effect6-6-1. Duty of Courts to Encourage Settlement of Pending Controversies.
It is the duty of all courts to encourage the settlement of controversies pending before them by a reference thereof to arbitrators chosen by the parties or their attorneys and, on motion of the parties, must make such order and continue the case for award.
(Code 1852, §2709; Code 1867, §3148; Code 1876, §3536; Code 1886, §3221; Code 1896, §508; Code 1907, §2908; Code 1923, §6156; Code 1940, T. 7, §829.)
Source: Alabama Legislature (alison.legislature.state.al.us)URL: https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/code-of-alabama#6-6-1Fetched: 10/20/2026
