Section 51-11-5. Former recovery and pendency of another action  


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  •    Former recovery and the pendency of another action are good defenses in tort actions and are subject to the same rules as when applied to contracts.
Orig. Code 1863, § 2995; Code 1868, § 3008; Code 1873, § 3063; Code 1882, § 3063; Civil Code 1895, § 3903; Civil Code 1910, § 4500; Code 1933, § 105-1805.