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2018 Georgia Code 5-6-1 | Car Wreck Lawyer

Link to State of Georgia Official Statute 2018 Georgia Code Annotated (sourced from legal.resource.org)
O.C.G.A. 5-6-1 Case Law from Google Scholar Amendments to OCGA 5-6-1

TITLE 5 APPEAL AND ERROR

Section 6. Certiorari and Appeals to Appellate Courts Generally, 5-6-1 through 5-6-51.

ARTICLE 1 GENERAL PROVISIONS

5-6-1. Appearance before court of interested third parties.

When a case is set for a hearing before the Supreme Court or the Court of Appeals and there are parties besides the plaintiffs and defendants, whether shown by the record or not, who have a direct interest in its result, upon the interest being made to appear the court shall allow the other parties to appear by counsel on equal terms with the parties directly before the court.

(Ga. L. 1870, p. 47, § 5; Code 1873, § 4275; Code 1882, § 4275; Civil Code 1895, § 5581; Civil Code 1910, § 6196; Code 1933, § 6-1506.)

JUDICIAL DECISIONS

Cited in Reed v. Adventist Health Systems/Sunbelt, 181 Ga. App. 750, 353 S.E.2d 523 (1987); In re Stroh, 272 Ga. 894, 534 S.E.2d 790 (2000).

RESEARCH REFERENCES

Am. Jur. 2d.

- 5 Am. Jur. 2d, Appellate Review, § 239.

C.J.S.

- 5 C.J.S., Appeal and Error, § 870.

Cases Citing O.C.G.A. § 5-6-1

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Sons of Confederate Vets. v. Henry Cnty. Bd. of Commissioners (two Cases), 315 Ga. 39 (Ga. 2022).

Cited 42 times | Published | Supreme Court of Georgia | Oct 25, 2022

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Gibson v. Gibson, 301 Ga. 622 (Ga. 2017).

Cited 34 times | Published | Supreme Court of Georgia | Jun 5, 2017 | 801 S.E.2d 40

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McGuyton v. State, 298 Ga. 351 (Ga. 2016).

Cited 25 times | Published | Supreme Court of Georgia | Jan 19, 2016 | 782 S.E.2d 21

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Smith & Wesson Corp. v. City of Atlanta, 543 S.E.2d 16 (Ga. 2001).

Cited 18 times | Published | Supreme Court of Georgia | Feb 16, 2001 | 273 Ga. 431, 2001 Fulton County D. Rep. 628

...orm his judicial function in a manner different from the way he has performed it." (Footnote omitted.) Banks v. Benham, supra, 270 Ga. at 92, 510 S.E.2d 290. A grievance of this sort must be adjudicated through the statutory appeal process. See OCGA § 5-6-1 et seq....
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Zuber v. Zuber, 110 S.E.2d 370 (Ga. 1959).

Cited 16 times | Published | Supreme Court of Georgia | Sep 11, 1959 | 215 Ga. 314

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Hardin v. Hardin, 301 Ga. 532 (Ga. 2017).

Cited 13 times | Published | Supreme Court of Georgia | Jun 19, 2017 | 801 S.E.2d 774

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Davis v. Thomas, 471 S.E.2d 202 (Ga. 1996).

Cited 13 times | Published | Supreme Court of Georgia | May 28, 1996 | 266 Ga. 835, 96 Fulton County D. Rep. 2007

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Lowry v. McDuffie, 269 Ga. 202 (Ga. 1998).

Cited 12 times | Published | Supreme Court of Georgia | Mar 16, 1998 | 496 S.E.2d 727, 98 Fulton County D. Rep. 893

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Merrill v. Lee, 301 Ga. 34 (Ga. 2017).

Cited 11 times | Published | Supreme Court of Georgia | Apr 17, 2017 | 799 S.E.2d 169

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Roberts v. Deal, 723 S.E.2d 901 (Ga. 2012).

Cited 7 times | Published | Supreme Court of Georgia | Mar 19, 2012 | 290 Ga. 705, 2012 Fulton County D. Rep. 952

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In Re Allan G. Stroh Et Al., 534 S.E.2d 790 (Ga. 2000).

Cited 7 times | Published | Supreme Court of Georgia | Sep 11, 2000 | 272 Ga. 894, 2000 Fulton County D. Rep. 3547

...Respondents filed what is in effect a motion to vacate certiorari, on the ground that the foster parents are not aggrieved parties and, thus, have no standing. The foster parents responded that they have proceeded as amicus curiae and should be permitted to appear *791 as interested third parties under OCGA § 5-6-1....
...Indeed, the only rules of procedure for reviewing a decision of the Court of Appeals by the writ of certiorari are Rules 38 through 45 of this Court. Hawes v. Dinkler, 224 Ga. 785, 786(1)(a), 164 S.E.2d 799 (1968). See also Ga. Const. of 1983, Art. VI, Sec. VI, Par. V; OCGA § 5-6-15; Holliman v....
...ody, they cannot attempt to intervene after the trial court has entered final judgment and DHR has decided not to petition for certiorari. See Harvey v. Williams, 319 Md. 238, 572 A.2d 149, 150-151 (1990). As for the foster parents' reliance on OCGA § 5-6-1, that code section permits the appearance of interested third parties in addition to, and along with, the plaintiffs and the defendants....
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Altman v. Altman, 301 Ga. 211 (Ga. 2017).

Cited 5 times | Published | Supreme Court of Georgia | May 15, 2017 | 800 S.E.2d 288

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Danbert v. North Georgia Land Ventures, LLC, 697 S.E.2d 204 (Ga. 2010).

Cited 5 times | Published | Supreme Court of Georgia | Jul 5, 2010 | 287 Ga. 495, 2010 Fulton County D. Rep. 2179

...r a permanent injunction. [2] After the Danberts filed their notice of appeal, United Community Bank ("UCB"), the mortgage lender on the NGLV property, foreclosed. This Court granted UCB's request to file a brief of interested party pursuant to OCGA § 5-6-1....
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Howard v. Howard, 302 Ga. 451 (Ga. 2017).

Cited 4 times | Published | Supreme Court of Georgia | Oct 30, 2017 | 807 S.E.2d 379

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Holmes-Bracy v. Bracy, 302 Ga. 714 (Ga. 2017).

Cited 3 times | Published | Supreme Court of Georgia | Dec 11, 2017 | 808 S.E.2d 669

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State v. Gates, 912 S.E.2d 673 (Ga. 2025).

Cited 1 times | Published | Supreme Court of Georgia | Feb 18, 2025 | 321 Ga. 45

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Strozier v. The State (two Cases), 306 Ga. 169 (Ga. 2019).

Cited 1 times | Published | Supreme Court of Georgia | Jun 10, 2019

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Strozier v. State, 829 S.E.2d 361 (Ga. 2019).

Cited 1 times | Published | Supreme Court of Georgia | Jun 10, 2019

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Lowry v. McDuffie, 496 S.E.2d 727 (Ga. 1998).

Published | Supreme Court of Georgia | Mar 16, 1998 | 269 Ga. 202