In all cases in the superior, state, or city courts involving matters of account, if the case shall require it, the judge may appoint an auditor to investigate the matters of account and report the result to the court upon the application of either party and after notice to the opposite party, or upon his own motion when in his judgment the facts and circumstances of any such case require it.
History. Ga. L. 1895, p. 47, § 1; Civil Code 1895, § 4582; Civil Code 1910, § 5128; Code 1933, § 10-102; Ga. L. 2007, p. 47, § 9/SB 103.
The 2007 amendment, effective May 11, 2007, part of an Act to revise, modernize, and correct the Code, added a comma after the word “state”.
Law reviews.
For article, “The Civil Jurisdiction of State and Magistrate Courts,” see 24 Ga. St. B. J. 29 (1987).
For article, “2019 Georgia Corporation and Business Organization Case Law Developments,” see 25 Ga. St. B.J. 30 (June 2020).
Structure Georgia Code
§ 9-7-2. When Facts Referred to Auditor; on Application and Notice; on Court’s Own Motion
§ 9-7-4. Appointment of Person Agreed On
§ 9-7-5. Where Hearing Held; Notice of Hearing; Auditor’s Oath
§ 9-7-6. Powers of Auditor Generally
§ 9-7-7. Contempt Referred to Superior Court
§ 9-7-8. Contents of Report — Rulings, Findings, and Conclusions
§ 9-7-9. Contents of Report — Motions and Rulings; Transcript; Documentary Evidence
§ 9-7-10. Contents of Report — Evidence Deemed Inadmissible
§ 9-7-11. Written Notice of Filing Report
§ 9-7-12. Report Prima Facie True
§ 9-7-13. When Report Recommitted
§ 9-7-16. Exceptions of Law for Judge
§ 9-7-17. When Exceptions of Fact Tried by Jury; Burden of Proof; Right to Open and Conclude
§ 9-7-18. Trial on the Record; What Additional Evidence Introduced; What Evidence Excluded
§ 9-7-19. When New Testimony Considered; Application; Notice; Rights of Opposite Party
§ 9-7-20. Form of Jury’s Verdict