Georgia Code
Article 6 - Trials
§ 9-11-41. Dismissal of Actions; Recommencement Within Six Months

History. Ga. L. 1966, p. 609, § 41; Ga. L. 1982, p. 784, §§ 1, 2; Ga. L. 1984, p. 597, § 2; Ga. L. 1985, p. 546, § 1; Ga. L. 1986, p. 816, § 1; Ga. L. 2003, p. 820, § 4.
Cross references.
Dismissal and renewal of actions generally, § 9-2-60 et seq.
Dismissal, Uniform Superior Court Rules, Rule 14.
Dismissal of actions in probate court, Uniform Rules for the Probate Courts, Rule 12.
Editor’s notes.
Ga. L. 2003, p. 820, § 9, not codified by the General Assembly, provides that this Act “shall apply to all civil actions filed on or after July 1, 2003.”
U.S. Code.
For provisions of Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, Rule 41, see 28 U.S.C.
Law reviews.
For article comparing sections of the Georgia Civil Practice Act with preexisting provisions of the Georgia Code, see 3 Ga. St. B.J. 295 (1967).
For article surveying Georgia cases dealing with domestic relations from June 1977 through May 1978, see 30 Mercer L. Rev. 59 (1978).
For survey article on trial practice and procedure, see 34 Mercer L. Rev. 299 (1982).
For annual survey on trial practice and procedure, see 42 Mercer L. Rev. 469 (1990).
For annual survey of trial practice and procedure, see 56 Mercer L. Rev. 433 (2004).
For survey article on trial practice and procedure, see 59 Mercer L. Rev. 423 (2007).
For survey article on trial practice and procedure, see 60 Mercer L. Rev. 397 (2008).
For annual survey on trial practice and procedure, see 65 Mercer L. Rev. 277 (2013).
For annual survey on trial practice and procedure, see 66 Mercer L. Rev. 211 (2014).
For survey article on real property law, see 67 Mercer L. Rev. 193 (2015).
For note discussing the requirement that an adjudication be on the merits for the principles of res judicata to apply, see 11 Ga. L. Rev. 929 (1977).
For note, “Dismissal with Prejudice for Failure to Prosecute: Visiting the Sins of the Attorney upon the Client,” see 22 Ga. L. Rev. 195 (1987).
For note on the 2003 amendment to this Code section, see 20 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 28 (2003).
For case comment, “Yost v. Torok and Abusive Litigation: A New Tort to Solve an Old Problem,” see 21 Ga. L. Rev. 429 (1986).