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title: O.C.G.A. § 9-12-2. Instructions on form of verdict.
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# O.C.G.A. § 9-12-2. Instructions on form of verdict.

In the trial of all civil cases, the judge upon request of the jury shall furnish the jury with written instructions as to the form of their verdict.

## History

Orig. Code 1863, § 3480; Code 1868, § 3502; Code 1873, § 3560; Ga. L. 1880-81, p. 115, § 1; Code 1882, § 3560; Civil Code 1895, § 5330; Civil Code 1910, § 5925; Code 1933, § 110-103.