The power of appointing receivers should be prudently and cautiously exercised and except in clear and urgent cases should not be resorted to.
History. Civil Code 1895, § 4902; Civil Code 1910, § 5477; Code 1933, § 55-303.
History of Code section.
The language of this Code section is derived in part from the decision in Tumlin v. Vanhorn, 77 Ga. 315 , 3 S.E. 264 (1887).
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