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title: O.C.G.A. § 5-3-26. Requirement of written defenses in appeal from justice of the peace court; right to amend pleadings.
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id: 5-3-26
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date: 2025
status: repealed
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current_through: Including Acts of the 2025 Regular Session of the General Assembly
heading_path: APPEAL AND ERROR / APPEALS TO SUPERIOR OR STATE COURT / PROCEDURE
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# O.C.G.A. § 5-3-26. Requirement of written defenses in appeal from justice of the peace court; right to amend pleadings.

No text is printed for this repealed section.

## History

Repealed by Ga. L. 1983, p. 884, § 4-2, effective July 1, 1983.

## Editor's Notes

This Code section was based on Ga. L. 1884-85, p. 97, § 1; Civil Code 1895, § 4139; Civil Code 1910, § 4739; Code 1933, § 6-303.