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title: O.C.G.A. § 9-12-17. When creditors or purchasers may attack judgment.
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# O.C.G.A. § 9-12-17. When creditors or purchasers may attack judgment.

Creditors or bona fide purchasers may attack a judgment for any defect appearing on the face of the record or the pleadings or for fraud or collusion, whenever and wherever it interferes with their rights, either at law or in equity.

## History

Orig. Code 1863, § 3515; Code 1868, § 3538; Code 1873, § 3596; Code 1882, § 3596; Civil Code 1895, § 5371; Civil Code 1910, § 5966; Code 1933, § 110-711.