No execution shall issue until judgment is entered and signed by the party in whose favor verdict was rendered or by his attorney, or by the presiding judge or justice.
History. Laws 1799, Cobb’s 1851 Digest, p. 494; Code 1863, § 3487; Code 1868, § 3510; Code 1873, § 3568; Code 1882, § 3568; Civil Code 1895, § 5339; Civil Code 1910, § 5934; Code 1933, § 39-102.
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For note discussing constitutional issues affecting executions, and procedure for issuance and amendment of writ of execution, see 12 Ga. L. Rev. 814 (1978).
Structure Georgia Code
Chapter 13 - Executions and Judicial Sales
Article 1 - General Provisions
§ 9-13-1. Entry and Signing of Judgment Prerequisite to Execution
§ 9-13-2. Execution Suspended by Appeal
§ 9-13-3. Execution to Follow Judgment
§ 9-13-4. Judge May Frame Executions
§ 9-13-5. Amendment of Execution — to Conform to Judgment or Time of Return
§ 9-13-6. Amendment of Execution — to Conform to Amended Judgment
§ 9-13-7. Amendment of Execution — to Correct Mistake in Issuance; Alias Execution
§ 9-13-8. Issuance of Alias Execution to Replace Lost Original
§ 9-13-9. When Execution Returnable
§ 9-13-10. Issuance of Execution; to Whom Directed; on What Property Levied
§ 9-13-11. Direction, Levy, Service, and Return of Execution When Sheriff a Party
§ 9-13-12. Entry of Levy on Process
§ 9-13-13. Written Notice of Levy on Land
§ 9-13-14. Bonds Taken by Executing Officers Valid; Rights of Plaintiffs Not Affected