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title: O.C.G.A. § 9-10-32. Action against maker and endorser residing in different counties.
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# O.C.G.A. § 9-10-32. Action against maker and endorser residing in different counties.

Where the maker and endorser of a promissory note who reside in different counties are subjected to an action in the county where the maker resides, as provided by Article VI, Section II, Paragraph V of the Constitution of this state, service of a copy of the original pleading and process on the endorser, as provided in the case of joint obligors and promisors, shall be deemed sufficient.

## History

Orig. Code 1863, § 3266; Code 1868, § 3277; Code 1873, § 3353; Code 1882, § 3353; Civil Code 1895, § 5012; Civil Code 1910, § 5594; Code 1933, § 3-303; Ga. L. 1983, p. 3, § 48.

## Cross References

Form of complaint on promissory note, § 9-11-103.