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# O.C.G.A. § 41-3-8. Disposition of proceeds of sale of personal property.

The proceeds of the sale of the personal property, as provided in Code Section 41-3-7, shall be applied in payment of the cost of the action and abatement, and the balance, if any, shall be paid to the defendant.

## History

Ga. L. 1917, p. 177, § 6; Code 1933, § 72-310.