Georgia Code
Title 9 - Civil Practice
Chapter 2 - Actions Generally

Article 1 - General Provisions

§ 9-2-1. Definitions - As used in this title, the term: History. Orig. Code...

§ 9-2-2. Actions in Personam; Actions in Rem - History. Orig. Code 1863, § 3176; Code 1868, § 3187;...

§ 9-2-3. Remedy for Every Right - For every right there shall be a remedy; every court...

§ 9-2-4. Pursuit of Consistent or Inconsistent Remedies - A plaintiff may pursue any number of consistent or inconsistent...

§ 9-2-5. Prosecution of Two Simultaneous Actions for Same Cause Against Same Party Prohibited; Election; Pendency of Former Action as Defense; Exception - History. Orig. Code 1863, §§ 2835, 2836; Code 1868, §§...

§ 9-2-6. Demand Prior to Action Not Necessary - No demand shall be necessary before the commencement of an...

§ 9-2-7. Implied Promise to Pay for Services or Property - Ordinarily, when one renders service or transfers property which is...

§ 9-2-8. Private Rights of Action Not Created Unless Expressly Stated - History. Code 1981, § 9-2-8 , enacted by Ga. L....

Article 2 - Parties

§ 9-2-20. Parties to Actions on Contracts; Action by Beneficiary - History. Orig. Code 1863, § 3181; Code 1868, § 3192;...

§ 9-2-21. Parties to Actions for Torts; Notice to Department of Community Health for a Party Who Has Received Medical Assistance Benefits - History. Orig. Code 1863, § 3182; Code 1868, § 3193;...

§ 9-2-22. Joinder of Defendants in Action for Deficiencies in Construction - In any action arising out of alleged deficiencies in the...

§ 9-2-23. Separate Action by Tenant in Common - A tenant in common may bring an action separately for...

§ 9-2-24. Action by Unincorporated Association - An action may be maintained by and in the name...

§ 9-2-25. Action Against Unincorporated Association; Service of Process; Venue; What Property Bound by Judgment - History. Ga. L. 1959, p. 44, §§ 2-5. Cross references....

§ 9-2-26. Prosecution of Action Against Less Than All Joint Contractors or Copartners - When two or more joint contractors, joint and several contractors,...

§ 9-2-27. Action Against Representative of Joint Obligor - Where any person is in possession, in his own right...

§ 9-2-28. Effect of Action by Minor Alone - An action commenced and prosecuted by an infant alone shall...

§ 9-2-29. Plaintiff in Penal Action - If no special officer is authorized to be the plaintiff...

§ 9-2-30. Substitution of Plaintiff’s Spouse or Others in Action on Chose in Action Assigned as Year’s Support - When a party plaintiff dies during litigation concerning any chose...

Article 3 - Abatement

§ 9-2-40. No Abatement on Death of Party Where Cause Survives - No action shall abate by the death of either party,...

§ 9-2-41. Nonabatement of Tort Actions; Survival of Cause; No Punitive Damages Against Representative - No action for a tort shall abate by the death...

§ 9-2-42. Death of One or More Codefendants; Suggestion of Record - In all actions against two or more defendants, one or...

§ 9-2-43. No Abatement Where Some Defendants Not Liable - An action against several persons shall not abate where it...

§ 9-2-44. Effect of Former Recovery; Pendency of Former Action - History. Orig. Code 1863, §§ 2838, 2839, 3407; Code 1868,...

§ 9-2-45. No Abatement for Pendency of Action in Another State - The pendency of a prior action in another state shall...

§ 9-2-46. Institution of Action on Same Cause in Other State; Setting Case in This State; Postponement Limited - History. Ga. L. 1922, p. 96, §§ 1, 2; Code...

§ 9-2-47. Precedence of First Filed Informer’s Action; Abatement of Others - In the case of actions by informers to recover any...

Article 4 - Dismissal and Renewal

§ 9-2-60. Dismissal for Want of Prosecution; Costs; Recommencement Within Six Months - History. Ga. L. 1953, Nov.-Dec. Sess., p. 342, §§ 1,...

§ 9-2-61. Renewal of Case After Dismissal - History. Laws 1847, Cobb’s 1851 Digest, p. 569.; Ga. L....

§ 9-2-62. Retraxit and Dismissal or Discontinuance Distinguished - A retraxit differs from a dismissal or discontinuance in that...

§ 9-2-63. Affidavit of Indigence for Renewal of Action - When any action is dismissed or discontinued and the plaintiff...