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title: O.C.G.A. § 23-4-34. Interlocutory decrees and orders.
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# O.C.G.A. § 23-4-34. Interlocutory decrees and orders.

At any stage in the progress of an action seeking equitable relief, if any portion of the same is ready for or requires a decree, the court may hear and determine such matters and pass such interlocutory decree or order as may advance the cause and expedite a final hearing. If no issue of fact is involved, the verdict of a jury shall be unnecessary.

## History

Orig. Code 1863, § 4111; Code 1868, § 4142; Code 1873, § 4201; Code 1882, § 4201; Civil Code 1895, § 4847; Civil Code 1910, § 5420; Code 1933, § 37-1101.

## Cross References

Special verdicts in civil cases, § 9-11-49.

## Law Reviews

For article, ‘‘Injunction Procedure in Georgia,’’ see 13 Ga. B.J. 300 (1951). For article surveying development of equity and the right to trial by jury in equity actions in Georgia, and advocating use of jury to try issues of fact in equitable actions, see 8 Mercer L. Rev. 225 (1957). For survey article on trial practice and procedure, see 34 Mercer L. Rev. 299 (1982).