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title: O.C.G.A. § 23-2-71. Entitlement to contribution; when equity has jurisdiction.
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# O.C.G.A. § 23-2-71. Entitlement to contribution; when equity has jurisdiction.

In cases of joint, joint and several, or several liabilities of two or more persons, where all are equally bound to bear the common burden and one has paid more than his share, he shall be entitled to contribution from the others; and whenever the circumstances are such that an action at law will not give a complete remedy, equity may entertain jurisdiction.

## History

Orig. Code 1863, § 3065; Code 1868, § 3077; Code 1873, § 3132; Code 1882, § 3132; Civil Code 1895, § 3991; Civil Code 1910, § 4588; Code 1933, § 37-303.

## Cross References

Right to contribution among joint trespassers, § 51-12-32.

## Law Reviews

For note, ‘‘Contribution Among Joint Tortfeasors,’’ see 12 Ga. L. Rev. 553 (1978).