History. Orig. Code 1863, § 3008; Code 1868, § 3021; Code 1873, § 3076; Code 1882, § 3076; Civil Code 1895, § 3916; Civil Code 1910, § 4513; Code 1933, § 105-2012; Ga. L. 1966, p. 433, § 1; Ga. L. 1972, p. 132, § 1; Ga. L. 1972, p. 134, § 1; Ga. L. 1987, p. 915, § 8.
Cross references.
Third party practice, § 9-11-14
Control of education after payment by joint debtor, § 9-13-78 .
Law reviews.
For note discussing tort-feasor’s ability to sue for contribution from joint tort-feasor absent any judgment compelling either to pay damages, see 5 Ga. St. B. J. 358 (1969).
For comment discussing Georgia law as to a defendant’s right to bring in any party responsible to him for damages sought by the plaintiff, and comparing the approach of Dole v. Dow Chem. Co., 30 N.Y.2d 143, 282 N.E.2d 288, 331 N.Y.S.2d 382 (1972), see 24 Mercer L. Rev. 697 (1973).
For note, “Contribution Among Joint Tortfeasors,” see 12 Ga. L. Rev. 553 (1978).
For annual survey of local government law, see 57 Mercer L. Rev. 289 (2005).
For annual survey of trial practice and procedure, see 57 Mercer L. Rev. 381 (2005).
For note, “The Effect (Or Noneffect) of the 2004 Amendments to O.C.G.A. §§ 51-12-31 and 51-12-33 on Joint Liability in Georgia,” see 44 Ga. L. Rev. 215 (2009).
For annual survey on trial practice and procedure, see 65 Mercer L. Rev. 277 (2013).