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title: O.C.G.A. § 9-13-102. Burden of proof.
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# O.C.G.A. § 9-13-102. Burden of proof.

Upon the trial of all claims provided for in this article, the burden of proof shall lie upon the plaintiff in execution in all cases where the property levied on is not in possession of the defendant in execution at the time of the levy.

## History

Laws 1821, Cobb’s 1851 Digest, p. 533; Code 1863, § 3662; Code 1868, § 3686; Code 1873, § 3739; Code 1882, § 3739; Civil Code 1895, § 4624; Civil Code 1910, § 5170; Code 1933, § 39-904.