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title: O.C.G.A. § 9-10-132. Amendment of misnomers on motion.
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# O.C.G.A. § 9-10-132. Amendment of misnomers on motion.

All misnomers, whether in the Christian name or surname, made in writs, pleadings, or other civil judicial proceedings, shall, on motion, be amended and corrected instanter without working unnecessary delay to the party making the same.

## History

Laws 1850, Cobb’s 1851 Digest, p. 493.; Code 1863, § 3413; Code 1868, § 3433; Code 1873, § 3483; Code 1882, § 3483; Civil Code 1895, § 5102; Civil Code 1910, § 5686; Code 1933, § 81-1206.

## Law Reviews

For annual survey on trial practice and procedure, see 61 Mercer L. Rev. 363 (2009).