Every execution shall follow the judgment upon which it issued and shall describe the parties thereto as described in the judgment.
History. Orig. Code 1863, § 3558; Code 1868, § 3581; Code 1873, § 3636; Code 1882, § 3636; Civil Code 1895, § 5417; Civil Code 1910, § 6022; Code 1933, § 39-104.
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For note discussing the procedure for the issuance and amendment of a 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