Whenever an execution issued from a probate court is levied upon personal property and a claim to the property or an affidavit of illegality is interposed, it shall be the duty of the sheriff or other levying officer to return the same, together with the execution and all the other papers, to the next term of the superior court of the county from which the execution was issued. If the levy has been made upon realty, the execution, with the claim or illegality papers, shall be returned by the levying officer to the next term of the superior court of the county where the land lies and the issue shall be tried as is provided for the trial of claim and illegality cases.
History. Ga. L. 1876, p. 100, § 1; Code 1882, § 3742a; Civil Code 1895, § 4628; Civil Code 1910, § 5174; Code 1933, § 39-908.
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For note discussing problems with venue in Georgia, and proposing statutory revisions to improve the resolution of venue questions, see 9 Ga. St. B.J. 254 (1972).
Structure Georgia Code
Chapter 13 - Executions and Judicial Sales
§ 9-13-90. Claims Authorized; to Be on Oath
§ 9-13-91. Bond and Security for Damages; How Damages Determined
§ 9-13-92. Affidavit of Indigence
§ 9-13-93. Postponement of Sale
§ 9-13-95. Execution of Affidavit and Bond by Partner or Joint Owner
§ 9-13-96. When Plaintiff in Execution May Give Forthcoming Bond
§ 9-13-97. Sale of Property on Claimants’ Application; Order; Advertisement; Disposition of Proceeds
§ 9-13-98. When and Where Claim, Levy, and Execution to Be Returned
§ 9-13-99. Return of Claim or Illegality Against Execution From Probate Court
§ 9-13-100. Claim to Be Tried by Jury
§ 9-13-101. Additional Oath of Jurors; Damages and Costs When Claim Made for Delay
§ 9-13-103. Withdrawal or Discontinuance of Claim Limited
§ 9-13-104. Trial of Damage Issue Where Claim Dismissed or Withdrawn
§ 9-13-105. How Damages Assessed
§ 9-13-106. Withdrawal of Original Execution and Filing of Copy