Code of Alabama - Title 6: Civil Practice - Section 6-5-183 - Libel or slander - Mitigation of damages - Evidence of truth or circumstances
Section 6-5-183 - Libel or slander - Mitigation of damages - Evidence of truth or circumstances.
In all actions of slander or libel, the truth of the words spoken or written or the circumstances under which they were spoken or written may be given in evidence under a general denial in mitigation of the damages.