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title: O.C.G.A. § 15-12-137. Competency of resident of municipal corporation interested in case.
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# O.C.G.A. § 15-12-137. Competency of resident of municipal corporation interested in case.

Being a citizen or resident of a municipal corporation shall not render a person incompetent to serve as a juror in cases in which the municipal corporation is a party or is interested.

## History

Ga. L. 1874, p. 45, § 1; Ga. L. 1875, p. 96, §§ 1, 2; Code 1882, § 1672f; Civil Code 1895, § 754; Penal Code 1895, § 877; Civil Code 1910, § 903; Penal Code 1910, § 882; Code 1933, § 59-715.