Georgia Code
Title 9 - Civil Practice
Chapter 10 - Civil Practice and Procedure Generally

§ 9-10-8. Approval or Disapproval of Verdict by Judge Forbidden; Discharge or Commendation of Jury for Verdict Not Permitted; Judge Expressing Approval or Disapproval Disqualified From Presiding at New Trial - History. Ga. L. 1918, p. 168, §§ 1-3; Code 1933,...

§ 9-10-10. Cash Bonds Permitted; Docketing - History. Ga. L. 1969, p. 41, §§ 1, 2; Ga....

§ 9-10-11. When Appearance Bond Not Forfeited by Failure to Attend; Setting Aside Forfeiture of Appearance Bond - History. Ga. L. 1965, p. 266, §§ 1-3. Cross references....

§ 9-10-12. Certified Mail Equivalent to Registered Mail; Sufficient Compliance for Notice by Statutory Overnight Delivery - History. Ga. L. 1967, p. 560, § 1; Ga. L....

§ 9-10-13. Effect of Judgment on Party Vouched Into Court - Where a defendant may have a remedy over against another...

§ 9-10-14. Promulgation of Form for Use by Inmates in Actions Against Government - History. Code 1981, § 9-10-14 , enacted by Ga. L....

Article 2 - Venue

Part 1 - General Provisions

§ 9-10-30. Proceedings in Equity Generally; Injunctions to Stay Pending Litigation; Divorce Cases - All actions seeking equitable relief shall be filed in the...

§ 9-10-31. Actions Against Certain Codefendants Residing in Different Counties; Pleading Requirements; Application - History. Orig. Code 1863, § 3315; Code 1868, § 3327;...

§ 9-10-31.1. Forums Outside This State; Waiver of Statute of Limitations Defense - History. Code 1981, § 9-10-31.1 , enacted by Ga. L....

§ 9-10-32. Action Against Maker and Endorser Residing in Different Counties - Where the maker and endorser of a promissory note who...

§ 9-10-33. Action Against Nonresident Found in State - A person who is not a citizen of this state,...

§ 9-10-34. Action Against Third-Party Defendant - History. Code 1981, § 9-10-34 , enacted by Ga. L....

Part 2 - Change of Venue

§ 9-10-50. When Venue May Be Changed; How County for Transfer to Be Selected; Subsequent Change of Venue - History. Ga. L. 1884-85, p. 35, § 1; Civil Code...

§ 9-10-51. Change of Venue in Action by County Against County - In all actions brought by one county against another county...

§ 9-10-52. Transmittal of Transcript of Order and Record to Court of Transfer - The clerk of the court from which a case has...

§ 9-10-53. Conduct of Proceedings Following Transfer - After a case has been transferred, all further proceedings shall...

§ 9-10-54. Payment of Costs Accrued at Time of Transfer - All costs which have accrued at the time of the...

Article 3 - Service

§ 9-10-70. Service on Resident Minor Over 14 Temporarily Outside State; Return or Refusal of Receipt; Time for Filing Defensive Pleadings; Appointment of Guardian Ad Litem; Effect of Service on Guardian or Trustee - History. Code 1933, § 81-212.1, enacted by Ga. L. 1964,...

§ 9-10-71. Service by Publication on Nonresidents or Unknown Persons With Interest in Property in State - History. Ga. L. 1895, p. 42, § 1; Civil Code...

§ 9-10-72. Issuance of Second Original Where Defendants Reside Out of County - If the defendant or any of the defendants reside outside...

§ 9-10-73. Acknowledgment of Service or Waiver of Process - The defendant may acknowledge service or waive process by a...

Article 4 - Personal Jurisdiction Over Nonresidents

§ 9-10-90. “Nonresident” Defined - As used in this article, the term “nonresident” includes an...

§ 9-10-91. Grounds for Exercise of Personal Jurisdiction Over Nonresident - A court of this state may exercise personal jurisdiction over...

§ 9-10-92. Effect of Appearance - Where personal jurisdiction is based solely upon this article, an...

§ 9-10-93. Venue - Venue in cases under this article shall lie in any...

§ 9-10-94. Service - A person subject to the jurisdiction of the courts of...

Article 5 - Verification

§ 9-10-110. Petitions for Extraordinary Equitable Relief to Be Verified or Supported by Proof - Petitions for a restraining order, injunction, receiver, or other extraordinary...

§ 9-10-111. When Verified Answer Required; by Whom Made for Corporate Defendant - In all cases where the plaintiff files a pleading with...

§ 9-10-112. Verification of Answer in Action on Open Account - Whenever an action is brought on an open account and...

§ 9-10-113. When Verification Sufficient - All affidavits, petitions, answers, defenses, or other proceedings required to...

§ 9-10-114. Use of Verified Answer as Evidence; Amendment of Sworn Answer - The defendant shall always have the privilege of filing an...

Article 6 - Amendments

§ 9-10-130. When Affidavits Amendable - All affidavits for the foreclosure of liens, including mortgages, all...

§ 9-10-131. Bonds in Judicial Proceedings Amendable - All bonds taken under requirement of law in the course...

§ 9-10-132. Amendment of Misnomers on Motion - All misnomers, whether in the Christian name or surname, made...

§ 9-10-133. Mistake by Clerk or Ministerial Officer - The mistake or misprision of a clerk or other ministerial...

§ 9-10-134. Amendment by Negligent Party; Payment of Costs; Terms - If a party must apply for leave to amend his...

§ 9-10-135. Amendment of Pleadings on Court Ruling Not Waiver of Objection Thereto - Either party who amends or attempts to amend his complaint...

Article 7 - Continuances

§ 9-10-150. Grounds for Continuance and Stay — Attendance of Party or Attorney in General Assembly; Writing Requirement; Considerations - History. Ga. L. 1905, p. 93, § 1; Civil Code...

§ 9-10-151. Grounds for Continuance — Attendance at Board of Regents or Education Meeting - Should any member of the Board of Regents of the...

§ 9-10-152. Grounds for Continuance — Attendance at Meeting of Board of Human Services or Board of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities - Should any member of the Board of Human Services or...

§ 9-10-153. Grounds for Continuance — Service in National Guard; Oath of Party or Statement of Counsel - It shall be the duty of any judge of a...

§ 9-10-154. Grounds for Continuance — Party Providentially Prevented From Attendance; Statement of Counsel - If either party is providentially prevented from attending the trial...

§ 9-10-155. Grounds for Continuance — Illness or Absence of Counsel; Oath of Party - The illness or absence, from providential cause, of counsel where...

§ 9-10-156. Grounds for Continuance — Occupation of Counsel as Attorney General in Aid of General Assembly - When any case pending in the courts of this state...

§ 9-10-157. When Amending Party Granted Continuance - The party amending pleadings or other proceedings in any of...

§ 9-10-158. Continuance to Enable Opposite Party to Meet Amendment; When Charged to Amending Party - When a pleading is amended, if the opposite party makes...

§ 9-10-159. Legislator Attending General Assembly Excused as Witness; Deposition in Civil Case - Any person summoned as a witness in any case shall...

§ 9-10-160. Continuance for Absence of Witness; What Application to Show - All applications for continuances upon the ground of the absence...

§ 9-10-161. Denial of Continuance for Absence of Witness or Testimony Where Opposite Party Makes Admission - No continuance shall be allowed in any court on account...

§ 9-10-162. Continuance After Case Sent Back by Appellate Court - When any case is sent back for trial by the...

§ 9-10-163. Continuance of Appeals Case - No appeal case shall be continued more than twice by...

§ 9-10-164. Continuances for One Term Only - A continuance requested by a party in a pending case...

§ 9-10-165. Case Not Reached Continued - A case not reached at the trial term stands over...

§ 9-10-166. Diligence to Be Shown by Applicant for Continuance - In all cases, the party making an application for a...

§ 9-10-167. Continuance in Discretion of Court; Countershowing to Motion for Continuance - History. Orig. Code 1863, § 3460; Code 1868, § 3480;...

§ 9-10-168. When Postponement Substituted for Continuance - No continuance shall be granted in any of the courts...

§ 9-10-169. Announcement and Docketing of Continuance - Continuances of cases in the superior, state, county, and city...

Article 8 - Argument and Conduct of Counsel

§ 9-10-180. Time Limit for Arguments - Counsel shall be limited in their arguments to two hours...

§ 9-10-181. Extension of Time Limit for Argument After Application Therefor - If counsel on either side, before argument begins, applies to...

§ 9-10-182. Number of Counsel Who May Argue Case - Not more than two counsel for each side shall be...

§ 9-10-183. Use of Blackboard, Models, etc., in Argument - In the trial of any civil action, counsel for either...

§ 9-10-184. Value of Pain and Suffering May Be Argued - In the trial of a civil action for personal injuries,...

§ 9-10-185. Prejudicial Statements by Counsel; Prevention by Court; Rebuke of Counsel and Instruction to Jury; Mistrial - Where counsel in the hearing of the jury make statements...

§ 9-10-186. Opening and Closing Arguments - In civil actions, where the burden of proof rests with...

Article 9 - General Civil Forms

§ 9-10-200. Action for Recovery of Realty and Mesne Profits - The form of an action for the recovery of real...

§ 9-10-201. Action for Recovery of Personalty - The form of an action for the recovery of personal...

§ 9-10-202. Action to Recover Money on a Judgment - The form of an action to recover money on a...

§ 9-10-203. Action for Breach of Warranty in Deed - The form of an action for a breach of warranty...

§ 9-10-204. Action for Words - The form of an action for words may be as...

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Georgia Code Title 9 - Civil Practice Chapter 10 - Civil Practice and Procedure Generally

Georgia Code
Title 9 - Civil Practice
Chapter 10 - Civil Practice and Procedure Generally