Georgia Code
Article 2 - Grounds
§ 5-5-24. Error in Instructions; Objection Required in Civil Cases; Requested Instructions; Review of Charges Involving Substantial Error

History. Ga. L. 1853-54, p. 46, § 1; Code 1863, § 3639; Code 1868, § 3664; Code 1873, § 3715; Ga. L. 1878-79, p. 150, § 1; Code 1882, § 3715; Civil Code 1895, § 5479; Penal Code 1895, § 1060; Civil Code 1910, § 6084; Penal Code 1910, § 1087; Code 1933, § 70-207; Ga. L. 1965, p. 18, § 17; Ga. L. 1966, p. 493, § 6; Ga. L. 1968, p. 1072, § 9.
Cross references.
Granting of new trials in instances where judge expresses opinion as to what has or has not been proved or, in criminal actions, expresses the judge’s opinion as to guilt of accused, §§ 9-10-7 and 17-8-55 .
Law reviews.
For article arguing for and against adoption of Rule 51 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, so as to require objections to charges before verdict, see 1 Ga. St. B.J. 177 (1964).
For comment on Bibb Transit Co. v. Johnson, 107 Ga. App. 804 , 131 S.E.2d 631 (1963), see 16 Mercer L. Rev. 347 (1964).
For article, “The Appellate Procedure Act of 1965,” see 1 Ga. St. B.J. 451 (1965).
For article, “1966 Amendments to the Appellate Procedure Act of 1965,” see 2 Ga. St. B.J. 433 (1966).
For article comparing sections of Ch. 11, T. 5 with preexisting provisions of the Georgia Code, see 3 Ga. St. B.J. 295 (1967).
For article, “Synopses of 1968 Amendments Appellate Procedure Act and Georgia Civil Practice Act,” see 4 Ga. St. B. J. 503 (1968).
For article, “Trial Practice and Procedure,” see 53 Mercer L. Rev. 475 (2001).
For annual survey of trial practice and procedure, see 58 Mercer L. Rev. 405 (2006).
For survey article on appellate practice and procedure, see 59 Mercer L. Rev. 21 (2007).
For survey article on trial practice and procedure, see 59 Mercer L. Rev. 423 (2007).