A defendant to any action in the superior court or in the Georgia State-wide Business Court, whether the action is for legal or equitable relief, may claim legal or equitable relief, or both, by framing proper pleadings for that purpose and sustaining them by sufficient evidence.
History. Ga. L. 1884-85, p. 36, § 2; Civil Code 1895, § 4837; Civil Code 1910, § 5410; Code 1933, § 37-905; Ga. L. 2019, p. 845, § 3-5/HB 239.
The 2019 amendment, effective May 7, 2019, inserted “or in the Georgia State-wide Business Court” in the middle of this Code section.
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For article on the 2019 amendment of this Code section, see 36 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 1 (2019).
Structure Georgia Code
Article 1 - General Provisions
§ 23-4-1. Consolidation of Actions
§ 23-4-2. How Extraordinary Remedies Claimed
§ 23-4-3. Claim of Legal and Equitable Relief by Defendant
§ 23-4-4. Proceedings Ex Parte or in Execution of Protective Powers; Petition
§ 23-4-5. Receipt of and Action on Petition; Transmittal of Proceedings to Clerk