MADDOX, Justice.
The issue in this case is whether a plaintiff is always entitled to have summary judgment entered in its favor when it makes out a prima facie case of a debt owed to it by attaching a verified statement of account to its complaint, as permitted by Ala.Code 1975, § 12-21-111, and the defendant fails to file a counteraffidavit as required by that statute. We hold that § 12-21-111 is only an evidentiary rule and that the prima facie case may...
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