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title: O.C.G.A. § 23-3-91. Verification of petition.
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heading_path: EQUITY / EQUITABLE REMEDIES AND PROCEEDINGS GENERALLY / EQUITABLE INTERPLEADER
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# O.C.G.A. § 23-3-91. Verification of petition.

Every petition for interpleader shall be verified and shall show that the petitioner is not in collusion with any party claiming the property.

## History

Civil Code 1895, § 4897; Civil Code 1910, § 5472; Code 1933, § 37-1504.

## History of Code Section.

This Code section is derived from the decisions in Burton v. Black, 32 Ga. 53 (1861) and Tyus v. Rust, 37 Ga. 574 (1868).