History. Ga. L. 1860, p. 42, §§ 1, 2; Code 1863, §§ 240, 241; Code 1868, §§ 234, 235; Code 1873, §§ 244, 245; Ga. L. 1877, p. 13, § 1; Ga. L. 1878-79, p. 150, § 1; Code 1882, §§ 244, 245; Civil Code 1895, §§ 4318, 4319; Penal Code 1895, §§ 1030, 1031; Ga. L. 1897, p. 41, § 1; Civil Code 1910, §§ 4847, 4848; Penal Code 1910, §§ 1056, 1057; Code 1933, §§ 81-1102, 81-1103; Ga. L. 1943, p. 262, § 1; Ga. L. 1982, p. 3, § 9; Ga. L. 1983, p. 884, § 3-3; Ga. L. 1986, p. 320, § 1.
Cross references.
Corresponding provision relating to criminal procedure, § 17-8-56 .
Editor’s notes.
Ga. L. 1986, p. 320, § 2, not codified by the General Assembly, provided that that Act would apply to actions pending on July 1, 1986, as well as to actions initiated on or after that date.
Law reviews.
For article discussing importance of charge of the court, see 7 Ga. B.J. 34 (1944).
For annual survey of trial practice and procedure, see 38 Mercer L. Rev. 383 (1986).
Structure Georgia Code
Chapter 10 - Civil Practice and Procedure Generally
Article 1 - General Provisions
§ 9-10-1. Preference Given to Cases in Which State Is Plaintiff
§ 9-10-2. Actions Against State Void Absent Notice or Waiver
§ 9-10-3. Closed Trials Authorized in Certain Cases
§ 9-10-4. Trial of Collateral Issues
§ 9-10-5. Charges to Be Written Out on Request; Exception; Filing of Written Charges; Copies
§ 9-10-6. Juror’s Private Knowledge
§ 9-10-7. Expression by Judge of Opinion in Case Reversible Error
§ 9-10-10. Cash Bonds Permitted; Docketing
§ 9-10-13. Effect of Judgment on Party Vouched Into Court
§ 9-10-14. Promulgation of Form for Use by Inmates in Actions Against Government