No demand shall be necessary before the commencement of an action, except in such cases as the law or the contract prescribes.
(Orig. Code 1863, § 3179; Code 1868, § 3190; Code 1873, § 3255; Code 1882, § 3255; Civil Code 1895, § 4935; Civil Code 1910, § 5512; Code 1933, § 3-106.)
RESEARCH REFERENCES
Am. Jur. 2d.
- 1 Am. Jur. 2d, Actions, §§ 77 et seq., 82.
C.J.S.- 1A C.J.S., Actions, § 66.
ALR.
- Commencement of action as compliance with or substitute for statutory notice as condition of action for injury to person or property, 101 A.L.R. 726.
Effect of failure before commencing action to obtain leave under statute providing that no action shall be brought upon a judgment without leave of court or judge, 160 A.L.R. 605.