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title: O.C.G.A. § 9-12-8. Amendment of verdict — When part illegal.
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# O.C.G.A. § 9-12-8. Amendment of verdict — When part illegal.

If a part of a verdict is legal and a part illegal, the court will construe the verdict and order it amended by entering a remittitur as to that part which is illegal and giving judgment for the balance.

## History

Orig. Code 1863, § 3423; Code 1868, § 3443; Code 1873, § 3493; Code 1882, § 3493; Civil Code 1895, § 5112; Civil Code 1910, § 5696; Code 1933, § 110-112.