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title: O.C.G.A. § 15-16-25. Liability for hire received.
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# O.C.G.A. § 15-16-25. Liability for hire received.

Where sheriffs hire property out after it has been levied upon, they are liable to the proper party for the hire received.

## History

Orig. Code 1863, § 339; Code 1868, § 400; Ga. L. 1871-72, p. 51, § 1; Code 1873, § 365; Code 1882, § 365; Civil Code 1895, § 4385; Civil Code 1910, § 4919; Code 1933, § 24-2822.