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title: O.C.G.A. § 5-6-5. Entry of judgment for costs on reversal.
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# O.C.G.A. § 5-6-5. Entry of judgment for costs on reversal.

If there is a judgment of reversal, the appellant shall be entitled to a judgment for the amount of the costs in the appellate court against the appellee as soon as the remittitur is returned to the court below.

## History

Laws 1845, Cobb’s 1851 Digest, p. 251; Code 1863, § 4186; Code 1868, § 4225; Code 1873, § 4290; Code 1882, § 4290; Civil Code 1895, § 5591; Civil Code 1910, § 6210; Code 1933, § 6-1704.