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# O.C.G.A. § 9-12-13. Amount of judgment on bond.

All judgments entered against the obligors on any bond, whether official or voluntary, shall be for the amount of damages found by the verdict of the jury and not for the penalty thereof.

## History

Laws 1847, Cobb’s 1851 Digest, p. 502; Code 1863, § 3494; Code 1868, § 3517; Code 1873, § 3575; Code 1882, § 3575; Civil Code 1895, § 5345; Civil Code 1910, § 5940; Code 1933, § 110-308.

## Cross References

Measure of damages in actions on official bonds for misconduct of officer, § 45-4-29.