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# O.C.G.A. § 9-11-82. Jurisdiction and venue unaffected.

This chapter shall not be construed to extend or limit the jurisdiction of the courts or the venue of actions therein.

## History

Ga. L. 1966, p. 609, § 82.

## Law Reviews

For article discussing aspects of third party practice (impleader) under this chapter, see 4 Ga. St. B.J. 355 (1968). For article, ‘‘Current Problems with Venue in Georgia,’’ see 12 Ga. St. B.J. 71 (1975). For article examining waiver of objections to venue and lack of personal jurisdiction by default, see 12 Ga. L. Rev. 181 (1978).

For note discussing problems with venue in this state and proposing statutory revisions to improve the resolution of venue questions, see 9 Ga. St. B.J. 254 (1972).

For comment on Register v. Stone’s Independent Oil Distrib., Inc., 227 Ga. 123, 179 S.E.2d 68 (1971), appearing below, see 8 Ga. St. B.J. 428 (1972).

## U.s. Code.

For provisions of Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, Rule 82, see 28 U.S.C.