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O.C.G.A. § 9-12-66 (2019)

Venue of action to renew judgment

✓ O.C.G.A. — 2019 edition (Public.Resource.Org Release 73)
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An action to renew a dormant judgment shall be brought in the county where the defendant in judgment resides at the commencement of the action.

History

(Orig. Code 1863, § 3523; Code 1868, § 3546; Code 1873, § 3605; Code 1882, § 3605; Civil Code 1895, § 5379; Civil Code 1910, § 5974; Code 1933, § 110-1004.)

Annotations

Law reviews. - For note discussing problems with venue in Georgia, and proposing statutory revisions to improve the

resolution of venue questions, see 9 Ga. St. B.J. 254 (1972).

JUDICIAL DECISIONS Cited in Beckham v. A & W Oil & Tire Co. (In re Beckham), No. 03-10499, 2004

Bankr. LEXIS 1574 (Bankr. S.D. Ga. Sept. 15, 2004).

RESEARCH REFERENCES Am. Jur. 2d. - 46 Am. Jur. 2d, Judgments, § 404.

C.J.S. - 49 C.J.S., Judgments, § 862.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases, 1999–2001 · leading case: Lloyd v. Bank of the South, 796 So. 2d 985 (Miss. 2001).
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Lloyd v. Bank of the South, 796 So. 2d 985 (Miss. 2001). “” Ga.Code Ann. § 9-12-66 (2000). Arizona's renewal statutes provide that a judgment may be renewed by action "at any time within five years after the date of the judgment” Ariz.”
Edgar C. Lloyd v. Bank of the South (Miss. 1999). “" Ga. Code Ann. § 9-12-66 (2000). Arizona's renewal statutes provide that a judgment may be renewed by action "at any time within five years after the date of the judgment" Ariz.”
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