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title: O.C.G.A. § 9-12-62. Nature of scire facias.
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# O.C.G.A. § 9-12-62. Nature of scire facias.

Scire facias to revive a judgment is not an original action but is the continuation of the action in which the judgment was obtained.

## History

Orig. Code 1863, § 3524; Code 1868, § 3547; Code 1873, § 3606; Code 1882, § 3606; Civil Code 1895, § 5380; Civil Code 1910, § 5975; Code 1933, § 110-1005.

## Law Reviews

For note discussing the procedure for the issuance and amendment of a writ of execution, see 12 Ga. L. Rev. 814 (1978).