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title: O.C.G.A. § 18-3-71. Setting aside judgment.
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# O.C.G.A. § 18-3-71. Setting aside judgment.

A judgment in attachment may be set aside in a court of law upon an issue suggesting fraud or want of consideration, tendered by a judgment creditor of the defendant in attachment.

## History

Code 1933, § 8-902, enacted by Ga. L. 1982, p. 1578, § 1; Code 1981, § 18-3-71, enacted by Ga. L. 1982, p. 1578, § 2.