Equity may appoint receivers to take possession of and protect trust or joint property and funds whenever the danger of destruction and loss shall require such interference.
History. Orig. Code 1863, § 3031; Code 1868, § 3043; Code 1873, § 3098; Code 1882, § 3098; Civil Code 1895, § 4901; Civil Code 1910, § 5476; Code 1933, § 55-302.
Structure Georgia Code
§ 9-8-1. Appointment of Receiver — Grounds Generally
§ 9-8-2. Appointment of Receiver — to Protect Trust or Joint Property
§ 9-8-3. Appointment of Receiver — to Hold Assets Liable for Debt; Appointment Without Notice; Terms
§ 9-8-4. Caution to Be Exercised in Appointing Receiver
§ 9-8-5. Intervention of Persons Asserting Equitable Remedies
§ 9-8-6. Lienholders Made Parties; Divestment by Receiver’s Sale
§ 9-8-7. Investment of Funds in Receivership
§ 9-8-8. Receiver an Officer of Court; Subject to Court’s Orders or Removal
§ 9-8-9. To Which Court Receivers of Corporations Amenable
§ 9-8-11. Liability of Receiver Where Bank Fails
§ 9-8-12. Garnishment Not Available Against Receiver
§ 9-8-13. Award of Attorneys’ and Receivers’ Fees; How Determined
§ 9-8-14. Expenses of Giving Bond Allowable as Cost of Administration