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title: O.C.G.A. § 17-8-38. Case not reached at trial term continued.
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# O.C.G.A. § 17-8-38. Case not reached at trial term continued.

A case not reached at the trial term stands over as continued.

## History

Orig. Code 1863, § 3455; Code 1868, § 3475; Code 1873, § 3526; Code 1882, § 3526; Civil Code 1895, § 5133; Civil Code 1910, § 5719; Code 1933, § 81-1414.

## Cross References

Corresponding provision relating to civil procedure, § 9-10-165.