When a case is set for a hearing before the Supreme Court or the Court of Appeals and there are parties besides the plaintiffs and defendants, whether shown by the record or not, who have a direct interest in its result, upon the interest being made to appear the court shall allow the other parties to appear by counsel on equal terms with the parties directly before the court.
History. Ga. L. 1870, p. 47, § 5; Code 1873, § 4275; Code 1882, § 4275; Civil Code 1895, § 5581; Civil Code 1910, § 6196; Code 1933, § 6-1506.
Structure Georgia Code
Chapter 6 - Certiorari and Appeals to Appellate Courts Generally
Article 1 - General Provisions
§ 5-6-1. Appearance Before Court of Interested Third Parties
§ 5-6-2. Disposition of Transcript in Appellate Court
§ 5-6-5. Entry of Judgment for Costs on Reversal
§ 5-6-6. Damages for Frivolous Appeal
§ 5-6-7. No Decisions to Be Rendered Ore Tenus; Publication of Judgments and Opinions
§ 5-6-8. Entry of Decision on Minutes; Directions to Lower Court
§ 5-6-9. Transmittal of Opinion to Lower Court Generally
§ 5-6-10. Transmittal of Remittitur to Lower Court Generally
§ 5-6-11. Issuance of Remittitur in Cases Involving Death Penalty
§ 5-6-13. Granting of Supersedeas in Cases of Contempt
§ 5-6-14. Execution of Extraordinary Orders