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title: O.C.G.A. § 17-9-4. Validity of judgment rendered by court having no jurisdiction of person or subject matter.
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# O.C.G.A. § 17-9-4. Validity of judgment rendered by court having no jurisdiction of person or subject matter.

The judgment of a court having no jurisdiction of the person or subject matter, or void for any other cause, is a mere nullity and may be so held in any court when it becomes material to the interest of the parties to consider it.

## History

Orig. Code 1863, § 3513; Code 1868, § 3536; Code 1873, § 3594; Code 1882, § 3594; Civil Code 1895, § 5369; Civil Code 1910, § 5964; Code 1933, § 110-709.

## Cross References

Corresponding provision relating to civil procedure, § 9-12-16.