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# O.C.G.A. § 9-10-13. Effect of judgment on party vouched into court.

Where a defendant may have a remedy over against another person and vouches him into court by giving notice of the pendency of the action, the judgment rendered therein shall be conclusive upon the person vouched, as to the amount and right of the plaintiff to recover.

## History

Civil Code 1895, § 5234; Civil Code 1910, § 5821; Code 1933, § 38-624.

## Law Reviews

For article comparing the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure to Georgia trial practice procedures prior to the adoption of the Georgia Civil Practice Act (Ch. 11 of this title), see 1 Ga. St. B.J. 315 (1965).

For article comparing sections of the Georgia Civil Practice Act (Ch. 11 of this title) with preexisting provisions of the Georgia Code, see 3 Ga. St. B.J. 295 (1967).

For article discussing aspects of third party practice (impleader) under the Georgia Civil Practice Act (Ch. 11 of this title), see 4 Ga. St. B.J. 355 (1968).

## History of Section.

This Code section is derived from the decisions in Western & A.R.R. v. City of Atlanta, 74 Ga. 774 (1885), and Faith v. City of Atlanta, 78 Ga. 779, 4 S.E. 3 (1887).