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.
Structure Code of Alabama
Section 6-6-252 - Intervention by Claimant of Property; Disposition of Property.
Section 6-6-255 - Proceedings When Officer Fails to Find and Take Property.
Section 6-6-256 - Assessment of Value and Damages and Judgment - Trial of Action.
Section 6-6-257 - Assessment of Value and Damages and Judgment - Dismissal of Action.
Section 6-6-261 - Execution Upon Judgment.
Section 6-6-262 - Execution, Garnishment, or Other Process on Bond.
Section 6-6-263 - Compelling Restoration of Property by Execution or Attachment; Form of Writ.
Section 6-6-264 - Issuance of Writs Until Judgment Satisfied.