History. Laws 1799, Cobb’s 1851 Digest, p. 495.; Code 1863, §§ 3518, 3519, 3520; Code 1868, §§ 3541, 3542, 3543; Code 1873, §§ 3600, 3601, 3602; Code 1882, §§ 3600, 3601, 3602; Civil Code 1895, §§ 5359, 5360, 5361; Civil Code 1910, §§ 5954, 5955, 5956; Code 1933, §§ 110-601, 110-602, 110-603; Ga. L. 1983, p. 884, § 4-1.
Law reviews.
For article comparing sections of the Georgia Civil Practice Act (Ch. 11 of this title) with preexisting provisions of the Georgia Code, see 3 Ga. St. B.J. 295 (1967).
For comment on Cocke v. Truslow, 91 Ga. App. 645 , 86 S.E.2d 686 (1955), see 18 Ga. B.J. 92 (1955).
Structure Georgia Code
Chapter 12 - Verdict and Judgment
Article 1 - General Provisions
§ 9-12-1. What Verdict to Cover
§ 9-12-2. Instructions on Form of Verdict
§ 9-12-3. How Verdict Received
§ 9-12-4. Construction of Verdicts
§ 9-12-5. Verdict May Be Molded
§ 9-12-6. Amendment of Verdict — to Conform to Pleadings
§ 9-12-7. Amendment of Verdict — After Dispersal of Jury
§ 9-12-8. Amendment of Verdict — When Part Illegal
§ 9-12-9. Judgment to Conform to Verdict
§ 9-12-10. Judgment for Principal and Interest
§ 9-12-11. Sureties and Endorsers to Be Identified in Judgment
§ 9-12-12. Judgment for Costs Against Fiduciary
§ 9-12-13. Amount of Judgment on Bond
§ 9-12-14. Amendment of Judgment to Conform to Verdict
§ 9-12-15. Judgment Aided by Verdict or Amendable Not Set Aside
§ 9-12-16. Validity of Judgment When Court Does Not Have Jurisdiction
§ 9-12-17. When Creditors or Purchasers May Attack Judgment
§ 9-12-18. Right to Confess Judgment and Appeal; Where and When Entered
§ 9-12-19. Judgment Suspended by Appeal
§ 9-12-20. Judgment When Security Given on Appeal
§ 9-12-21. Judgments Transferable; Status of Transferee