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# O.C.G.A. § 5-6-31. Entry of judgment defined.

The filing with the clerk of a judgment, signed by the judge, constitutes the entry of a judgment within the meaning of this article.

## History

Ga. L. 1965, p. 18, § 18B.

## Cross References

Motions for rehearing, Rules of the Court of Appeals of the State of Georgia, Rule 48.

## Law Reviews

For article comparing sections of Ch. 11, T. 9 with preexisting provisions of the Georgia Code, see 3 Ga. St. B.J. 295 (1967).