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2018 Georgia Code 9-2-2 | Car Wreck Lawyer

TITLE 9 CIVIL PRACTICE

Section 2. Actions Generally, 9-2-1 through 9-2-63.

ARTICLE 1 GENERAL PROVISIONS

9-2-2. Actions in personam; actions in rem.

  1. An action may be against the person, or against property, or both.
  2. Generally, a proceeding against the person shall bind the property also. A proceeding against property without service on the person shall bind only the particular property.

(Orig. Code 1863, § 3176; Code 1868, § 3187; Code 1873, § 3252; Code 1882, § 3252; Civil Code 1895, § 4931; Civil Code 1910, § 5508; Code 1933, § 3-104; Ga. L. 1982, p. 3, § 9.)

JUDICIAL DECISIONS

Cited in Carling v. Seymour Lumber Co., 113 F. 483 (5th Cir. 1902); Lowery Lock Co. v. Wright, 154 Ga. 867, 115 S.E. 801 (1923); Hayes v. International Harvester Co. of Am., 52 Ga. App. 328, 183 S.E. 197 (1935); Pollard v. Walton, 55 Ga. App. 353, 190 S.E. 396 (1937); Nixon v. Nixon, 196 Ga. 148, 26 S.E.2d 711 (1943); Retail Credit Co. v. Russell, 234 Ga. 765, 218 S.E.2d 54 (1975); Spinner v. City of Dallas, 292 Ga. App. 251, 663 S.E.2d 815 (2008).

RESEARCH REFERENCES

Am. Jur. 2d.

- 1 Am. Jur. 2d, Actions, § 33 et seq.

C.J.S.

- 1A C.J.S., Actions, § 87.

Cases Citing Georgia Code 9-2-2 From Courtlistener.com

Total Results: 1

Smith v. Langford

Court: Supreme Court of Georgia | Date Filed: 1999-06-14

Citation: 518 S.E.2d 884, 271 Ga. 221, 99 Fulton County D. Rep. 2231, 1999 Ga. LEXIS 582

Snippet: also denied Smith's request to find OCGA §§ 15-1-9.2[2] and *886 47-8-61[3] unconstitutional. We affirm