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# O.C.G.A. § 44-2-78. Dismissal without prejudice.

If the petitioner’s title is not and cannot be made proper for registration, the petition may, at the discretion of the court or the petitioner, be dismissed without prejudice on terms to be determined by the court.

## History

Ga. L. 1917, p. 108, § 23; Code 1933, § 60-218.