State of Alabama 
Unified Judicial System 

orm SM-6  (front)      Rev. 3/95 

Case Number 

IN THE SMALL CLAIMS COURT OF _________________________________________________________________, ALABAMA  
                                                                                                                                                                            (Name of County) 
__________________________________________ v._______________________________________ 
                                        Plaintiff                                                                                                                   Defendant 

laintiff’s                                                                                                       Defendant’s 
Home Address                                                                                              Home Address 

laintiff’s Attorney’s                                                                                      Additional  
Address                                                                                                        Defendant(s)  
                                                                                                                        and Addresses 

PART 1.                                  STATEMENT OF COUNTERCLAIM AGAINST THE PLAINTIFF(S) 

   I claim the plaintiff(s) owe(s) the defendant(s) the sum of $ __________________________________ because: 

  Defendants(s)  also  claims  court  costs  in  the  amount  of  $__________________________    and  interest  in  the  amount  of 
$____________________ from the plaintiff(s). 
 

PART II.             BE SURE TO SIGN THIS FORM BEFORE MAILING. 

Keep a copy for your files. 

Mail a copy of your Answer and Counterclaim to the plaintiff at the address above. 

Mail the original Answer and Counterclaim to the Small Claims Court Clerk at the address below. 

CLERK’S ADDRESS:                                                                   

                                                                                                      _____________________________________________________   

                                                                                                         Defendant or Defendant’s Attorney (Signature) 
                                                                                                         Attorney Code __________________________ 

                                                                                                         Defendant or Defendant’s Attorney’s Address: 

                                                                                                        _____________________________________________________ 
                                                                                                         Defendant or Defendant’s Attorney’s Phone Number 

Clerk’s Phone No. ________________________________ 

(See instructions on the Back)                                                       Date of Filing_________________________________________ 

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Form SM-6 (back)         Rev. 3/95 

 

INSTRUCTIONS TO DEFENDANT - COUNTERCLAIM 

If you have any claim against the plaintiff(s) set it out on the front of this form.  BEFORE you deliver or mail a copy of your answer 
form to the clerk, you must mail an additional copy of your Answer and Counterclaim forms to the plaintiff, at the address found on the 
front of the Statement of Claim (Complaint) served on you.  

IT  IS  YOUR  RESPONSIBILITY  TO  COMPLETE  THIS  COUNTERCLAIM  FORM  AND  MAKE  SURE  A  COPY  OF  THE 
COUNTERCLAIM AND ANSWER ARE FILED WITH THE CLERK AND PROPERLY MAILED OR DELIVERED TO THE PLAINTIFF.  
The Answer and Counterclaim must be filed with the clerk and with the plaintiff within 14 days from the date the original Statement of 
Claim was served on you. 

3.  BE AS BRIEF AS POSSIBLE, but include every important name, date, and place.   

 

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